Bossier City, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bossier City, LA Summary

Crime in Bossier City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bossier City over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bossier City:

  • There were 3,581 total crimes committed in Bossier City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,677.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bossier City.
  • The overall crime rate in Bossier City is 144.26% above the national average.
  • Bossier City ranks #95 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Bossier City ranks #9,546 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bossier City Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bossier City is 5,677.1 per 100,000 people. That's 144.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.11% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bossier City
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,581 5,677.1 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 6 9.5 15.8 6.3
Robbery 44 69.8 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 540 856.1 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 636 1,008.3 639.4 369.8
Burglary 358 567.6 510.1 269.8
Larceny 2,305 3,654.2 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 282 447.1 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 2,945 4,668.8 2,884.4 1,954.4

Bossier City Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bossier City

636
Violent Crimes
1,008.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
172.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 636 violent crimes in Bossier City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bossier City is 1,008.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bossier City each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 172.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 57.68% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bossier City

2,945
Property Crimes
4,668.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
138.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,945 property crimes in Bossier City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bossier City is 4,668.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bossier City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 138.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.87% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Bossier City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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