Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Martin Luther King

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Martin Luther King_{/100k people}	Shreveport_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	12,586	9,850 (estimate)	6,406	3,864	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Martin Luther King_{/100k people}	Shreveport_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	42	n/a	21.4	11.8	5.3
Rape	157	n/a	79.9	38.8	40.4
Robbery	492	n/a	250.4	119.1	102.8
Assault	1,174	n/a	597.6	396.4	248.5
Violent crime	1,865	1,460 (estimate)	949	566	386
Burglary	2,318	n/a	1,179.8	740.5	468.9
Theft	7,646	n/a	3,891.8	2,336.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	757	n/a	385.3	220.8	236.9
Property crime	10,721	8,390 (estimate)	5,457	3,298	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Blanchard, LA	2,973	68	1,156	1,224
Lakeview, LA	1,267	185	1,081	1,266
Oil City, LA	990	201	1,408	1,610
Waskom, TX	2,055	225	1,432	1,657
Greenwood, LA	3,214	126	1,570	1,696
Benton, LA	1,909	260	1,515	1,776
Eastwood, LA	4,649	287	1,675	1,962
Shreveport, LA	198,571	949	5,457	6,406

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Martin Luther King is 247% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 26.98 daily crimes that occur in Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King is safer than 0% of the cities in the Louisiana.
In Martin Luther King you have a 1 in 11 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Shreveport has increased by 8%.

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Daily Crime In Martin Luther King (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Martin Luther King

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Martin Luther King is 1 in 69

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Martin Luther King is 1 in 12

The chance of being a victim of crime in Martin Luther King is 1 in 11

Year Over Year Crime In Shreveport (per 100,000 people)

Shreveport police department

Item	Martin Luther King	Shreveport	Louisiana
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	661	7,311
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.3	4.2

Sex offenders in Louisiana

State	Total offenders	Louisiana_/100K	National_/100K
Louisiana	11,025	243	222

There are a total of 11,025 sex offenders in Louisiana. This yields a total of 243 sex offenders in Louisiana per 100,000 residents which is 9% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Akron, OH	198,508	616	4,383	5,000
Huntington Beach, CA	198,724	177	2,218	2,396
Glendale, CA	197,895	112	1,700	1,812
Little Rock, AR	197,640	1,531	6,898	8,430
Amarillo, TX	197,570	707	4,733	5,439
Shreveport, LA	198,571	949	5,457	6,406

Source: The Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.