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==Crime== According to the most recent FBI statistics, the total crime rate in Shreveport is 5,722.4 per 100,000 people, or 143.92% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 62.39% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.<ref name=HS>[https://www.homesnacks.com/la/shreveport-crime/ Shreveport, LA Crime Statistics For 2022], HomeSnacks.com, published April 7, 2022, retrieved May 26, 2022</ref> The violent crime rate in Shreveport is 923.0 per 100,000 people, or 138.01% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people, and 44.35% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.<ref name=HS/> Shreveport has one of the highest crime rates in [[America]] compared to all communities of all sizes. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime is 1 in 15. Within Louisiana, more than 93% of the communities had a lower crime rate than Shreveport. [[NeighborhoodScout]] found Shreveport to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/la/shreveport/crime|title=Shreveport Crime Rates and Statistics|website=Neighborhoodscout.com|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042727/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/la/shreveport/crime|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In the late 1980s, authorities started to track local [[Los Angeles]]-based gangs that distributed cocaine out of low-income neighborhoods. The first and the biggest street gang was the 52nd Street Hoover Crips; shortly after LA gangs moved in, gang-related homicides began to rise. Shreveport was the first city in [[Louisiana]] to have [[Crips]] and [[Bloods|Blood]] gangs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-09-me-265-story.html|title=Suspect in L.A. Drive-By Shooting in 1988 Killed in Louisiana: Gangs: Killings in Shreveport have been on the rise. The latest fatality is seen as additional evidence that the violence may have its origins in Southern California .|date=February 9, 1990|via=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530195416/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-09-me-265-story.html|archive-date=May 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-04-mn-476-story.html|title=COLUMN ONE: When L.A. Gangs Move In: How three smaller communities across the U.S. coped when gang culture moved in. Drug-dealing and violence usually weren't far behind.|date=February 4, 1990|via=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530195413/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-04-mn-476-story.html|archive-date=May 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, Shreveport hit a peak in murders, with 86 killings. Most of the killings were drug- or gang-related homicides.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/shreveport-s-recent-rash-of-homicides-still-down-from-peak/article_6344048c-e8d4-5323-94e0-2409a39be3c0.html|title=Shreveport's recent rash of homicides still down from 1993 peak|first=Sara|last=Machi|website=KTBS|date=June 28, 2013 }}</ref> In 2017, Shreveport was placed 18th on ''24/7 Wall St.''{{'s}} list of "America's 25 Murder Capitals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comen |first=Evan |date=November 13, 2017 |title=America's 25 Murder Capitals β Page 3 |url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/11/13/americas-25-murder-capitals-2/3/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=24/7 Wall St. |language=en-US}}</ref> Shreveport's crime rate was 71% higher than the Louisiana average. The crime rate was also 149% higher than the national average.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shreveport, LA Crime Rates & Crime Map|url=https://www.areavibes.com/shreveport-la/crime/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044057/https://www.areavibes.com/shreveport-la/crime/|archive-date=March 6, 2019|access-date=March 2, 2019|website=[[AreaVibes]]}}</ref> The city had a so-called [[Sagging (fashion)|"saggy pants" law]] since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/05/29/louisiana-city-reevaluates-saggy-pants-law-after-mans-death/|title=Louisiana city re-evaluates 'saggy pants' law after man's death|last=Steinbuch|first=Yaron|date=May 29, 2019|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530194400/https://nypost.com/2019/05/29/louisiana-city-reevaluates-saggy-pants-law-after-mans-death/|archive-date=May 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The city ordinance was repealed by the city council in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/06/11/sagging-pants-law-abolished-shreveport/1425135001/|title=Sagging pants law abolished in Shreveport|website=shreveporttimes.com|language=en|access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>
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