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Police report shows year-to-date declines in several violent categories; chief urges residents to report unsanctioned large gatherings
Summary
The police department reported year-to-date declines in homicides, shootings and certain violent crimes, highlighted block-by-block outreach successes, and asked residents to report large unsanctioned gatherings so officers can deploy before incidents escalate; councilmembers requested more visible enforcement in specific downtown areas.
Shreveport’s police leadership told the City Council on Sept. 9 that several major crime indicators are down year-to-date compared with 2024, but they urged community reporting and careful policing at unsanctioned large gatherings after a traumatic weekend of shootings.
The police presentation, delivered to the council by the department’s chief, reported 29 homicides year-to-date (compared with 41 at the same point last year), and reductions in shots-fired calls, shootings where victims were injured, armed robberies and…
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