SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT

PART I CRIME STATISTICS

2007-2006 COMPARISON

MAY 2007

TYPE OF CRIME

NUMBER OF OFFENSES

MAY

PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE

NUMBER OF OFFENSES

YEAR TO DATE

PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE

2007

2006

2007

2006

HOMICIDE

6

4

50%

23

12

92%

             

RAPE

           

Forcible Rape

8

13

-38%

39

60

-35%

             

ROBBERY

           

Person Robbery

           

Armed

23

20

15%

115

103

12%

Simple

6

21

-71%

44

87

-49%

Total Person Robbery

28

41

-32%

158

190

-17%

Business Robbery

           

Armed

14

8

75%

36

28

29%

Simple

3

1

200%

5

2

150%

Total Business Robbery

16

9

78%

40

30

33%

TOTAL ROBBERY

44

50

-12%

198

220

-10%

             

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/

           

BATTERY

147

159

-8%

632

634

0%

             

BURGLARY

           

Residential

233

188

24%

896

769

17%

Business

58

77

-25%

258

280

-8%

TOTAL

291

265

10%

1,154

1,049

10%

             

THEFT

           

Purse Snatching

4

7

-43%

21

25

-16%

Shoplifting

151

152

-1%

736

682

8%

Theft from Business

62

74

-16%

247

372

-34%

Theft from Residence

166

140

19%

666

627

6%

Auto Accessory Theft

34

24

42%

145

159

-9%

Theft from Auto

191

190

1%

936

890

5%

Other Thefts

105

120

-13%

489

585

-16%

TOTAL

713

707

1%

3,240

3,340

-3%

             

AUTO THEFT

127

101

26%

472

451

5%

             

GRAND TOTAL

1,336

1,299

3%

5,758

5,766

0%

             

VIOLENT CRIME INDEX

205

226

-9%

892

926

-4%

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

           
             

PROPERTY CRIME INDEX

1,131

1,073

5%

4,866

4,840

1%

(Burglary, Theft and Auto Theft)

           

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDES ARE INCLUDED IN THE HOMICIDE FIGURE