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Shreveport police report year-to-year drops in shootings and homicides, expand camera donation program
Summary
Police presented year-to-date crime data showing declines in shots-fired calls, shooting injuries and homicides and described the Anglin–Myers camera initiative and a real-time crime center that integrates more than 2,100 camera feeds.
Shreveport Police Department officials told the City Council on June 10 that several major crime measures are down year to date, and they described a public-private camera donation program intended to expand real-time video coverage across the city.
In a presentation to the council, the department said shots-fired calls decreased about 29% compared with the same period in 2024, shooting injuries fell from 147 to 105 (a 29% decline), and recorded homicides dropped from 32 to 16 (a 50% decline) for the same time period. The department said vehicle thefts, armed robberies, burglaries and vehicle burglaries also fell in the same year-to-year comparison, while certain categories of reported crimes increased modestly.
The police chief described the Anglin–Myers initiative, a…
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