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 camera-donation campaign organized with a tax-deductible foundation that has secured “better than $300,000” in commitments so far to buy and place cameras across the parish. The department said donations can be made through the sheriff’s office website and that donors may receive tax benefits. “Any donations that come from Caddo Parish stays in Caddo Parish,” the chief said.

Officials also described the city’s real-time crime center (RTCC), which they said currently ingests video from about 2,106 camera feeds and will soon add more. The RTCC accepts integrations from residents and businesses; staff said roughly 1,858 residential systems are connected and that the department can provide, at no charge, a device that links an outside-facing home camera to the RTCC. The department said connected feeds are retained for about seven days and that extending retention is a matter of additional paid cloud storage.

Council members asked about placement priorities, storage capacity and whether city-owned buildings’ exterior cameras are included in the system; the chief said many city facilities are connected and that the department would research any gaps. The chief said the department intends to place donated cameras where crime statistics indicate the greatest need and that donors have not required placement conditions. He added that the RTCC staff reviews captured incidents weekly and can push video directly to investigators and officers in the field.

The department described an ongoing weapons-seizure effort, reporting roughly 500 seized illegally possessed weapons in the year-to-date period discussed and noting an annual average of roughly 1,100–1,200 weapons seized in prior years. The chief said the initiative remains a priority as part of the department’s violent-crime reduction strategy.

Council members raised operational questions: how residents connect cameras, what qualifies for integration and whether homeowners’ associations are already tied in. The chief said interested residents should call the department’s office (provided in the meeting as the 6900 main line) and that the RTCC accepts outside video only with the homeowner’s permission and only from exterior cameras.

The presentation concluded with council members thanking the department and urging follow-up on storage-duration options and the inclusion of city-owned building cameras where appropriate.