Bossier Parish continues to be a safe place to live and work
By: Nikki Henderson
Updated: January 31, 2013
The Bossier Parish Sheriff Office has released its 2012 crime stats.
Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said last year there was a decrease in violent crimes and there was an increase in property crimes.
Bossier Sheriff's Office worked no homicides, two rapes and two robberies in 2012, along with 346 assault and battery crimes. Major violent crimes against people fell from 371 in 2011 to 350 in 2012, a decrease of 5.7%.
Major Crimes
- Homicide 2011 (1) 2012 (0)
- Rape 2011 (0) 2012 (2)
- Robbery 2011 (4) 2012 (2)
- Battery 2011 (300) 2012 (277)
- Assault 2011 (66) 2012 (69)
- Person crimes total 2011 (371) 2012 (350)
Major property crimes rose from 469 in 2011 to 565 in 2012, an increase of 20.5%, primarily due to an increase in theft.
Whittington said, "Ways to help decrease property crimes is to make your residence, business or vehicle harder targets for criminals." "Lock your doors, secure your windows and keep valuables out of plain site.
Property crimes
- Burglary Residence 2011 (45) 2012 (59)
- Burglary Business 2011 (5) 2012 (11)
- Burglary Vehicle 2011 (53) 2012 (64)
- Theft 2011 (357) 2012 (420)
- Motor Vehicle Theft 2011 (8) 2012 (10)
- Arson 2011 (1) 2012 (1)
- Property Crimes Total 2011 (469) 2012 (565)
Total calls for service for the Bossier Sheriff's Office dipped slightly by 72 with 22,755 in calls 2011 to 22,683 in 2012, a reduction of 0.3%. All crimes worked by the Bossier Sheriff's Office totaled 2,872 for 2012, an increase of 8.1% from 2011.
Whittington said, "These crime statistics show Bossier Parish continues to be a safe place to live, work and raise a family." "Crime rates have been low in Bossier Parish for years, a testament to our professional deputies, Posse members and the residents of Bossier Parish.
