SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT

PART I CRIME STATISTICS

2007-2006 COMPARISON

APRIL 2007

TYPE OF CRIME

NUMBER OF OFFENSES

APRIL

PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE

NUMBER OF OFFENSES

YEAR TO DATE

PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE

2007

2006

2007

2006

HOMICIDE

6

0

NA

16

8

100%

             

RAPE

           

Forcible Rape

6

11

-45%

33

47

-30%

             

ROBBERY

           

Person Robbery

           

Armed

32

21

52%

95

83

14%

Simple

15

19

-21%

40

66

-39%

Total Person Robbery

47

40

18%

135

149

-9%

Business Robbery

           

Armed

13

4

225%

22

20

10%

Simple

0

1

-100%

2

1

100%

Total Business Robbery

13

5

160%

24

21

14%

TOTAL ROBBERY

60

45

33%

159

170

-6%

             

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/

           

BATTERY

122

147

-17%

485

475

2%

             

BURGLARY

           

Residential

175

183

-4%

664

581

14%

Business

58

52

12%

200

203

-1%

TOTAL

233

235

-1%

864

784

10%

             

THEFT

           

Purse Snatching

7

2

250%

17

18

-6%

Shoplifting

182

136

34%

585

530

10%

Theft from Business

54

78

-31%

185

298

-38%

Theft from Residence

152

143

6%

500

487

3%

Auto Accessory Theft

27

34

-21%

111

135

-18%

Theft from Auto

211

159

33%

744

700

6%

Other Thefts

103

78

32%

384

465

-17%

TOTAL

736

630

17%

2,526

2,633

-4%

             

AUTO THEFT

94

84

12%

348

350

-1%

             

GRAND TOTAL

1,257

1,152

9%

4,431

4,467

-1%

             

VIOLENT CRIME INDEX

194

203

-4%

693

700

-1%

(Homicide, Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault/Battery)

           
             

PROPERTY CRIME INDEX

1,063

949

12%

3,738

3,767

-1%

(Burglary, Theft and Auto Theft)

           

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDES ARE INCLUDED IN THE HOMICIDE FIGURE