(The Center Square) — Updated reports from the Shreveport Police Department show crime is continuing to trend down in the city, with homicides decreasing by 44%.
Shreveport is still seeing a significant decrease in crimes, especially homicides. This year, the city reported 15 homicides year-to-date, a 44% decline from 2024. Last year, the department had 27 reported homicides for the same period.
Homicides are not the only crime decreasing throughout the city.
Year-to-date shots fired calls number 828 so far this year, which is significantly lower than the same time last year when the department reported 1,149. In 2021, the department had 2,230 by this point in time.
According to the report, shootings are also down year-to-date. These stats are incidents where someone is injured from a gunshot. This year, there have been 86 compared to 125 last year, showing a 31% reduction. The city saw the most in 2021, with 207 shootings that injured someone.
Police Chief Wayne Smith noted that sex crimes are still reporting higher than previous year-to-date. There have been 200 reported sex crimes so far this year compared to 188 last year at this time — an increase of 6%.
Vehicle thefts are down 10%, armed robberies are down 52%, burglaries are down 17%, vehicle burglaries are down 23% and carjacking is down 67% compared to last year.
“It is very refreshing to be sitting here listening to these crime stats go down,” said Councilman Grayson Boucher. “It’s because of the work that the police department is doing. I can’t say enough for what you’ve done as chief.”