Shreveport’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.
It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Shreveport.
And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in Louisiana thanks in part to tons of entertainment and jobs, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Shreveport. Some neighborhoods aren’t as safe as others.
So the question arises, which Shreveport neighborhoods are the most dangerous and which are the safest?
Today, we’ll use Saturday Night Science to determine which Shreveport hoods need a little tender loving care. We examined 18 of Shreveport’s neighborhoods to find out the most dangerous places to live.
$20,545 median income
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Louisiana statewide median: $211,635
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Methodology: How we determined the most dangerous Shreveport neighborhoods in 2026
To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We plugged the following criteria into Saturday Night Science to get the worst neighborhoods in Shreveport:
- High crime (Estimated)
- High unemployment (Less jobs)
- Low median income (Less pay)
- Low population density (No things to do)
- Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana for each of these criteria from worst to best.
Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criterion into a “Worst Score.”
The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the most dangerous neighborhood of Shreveport.
The article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all 18 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.
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Most dangerous neighborhoods to live in Shreveport for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Population | Home Value | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Luther King | 7,724 | $51,922 | $20,545 |
| 2 | Downtown Riverfront | 390 | $43,000 | $16,822 |
| 3 | Allendale-Lakeside | 6,860 | $38,892 | $19,668 |
| 4 | Mooretown And Hollywood Heights | 5,441 | $84,620 | $22,387 |
| 5 | Country Club Hills-Lakeshore Shopping | 7,511 | $77,362 | $27,858 |
| 6 | Ceder Grove-Lynbrook | 14,309 | $55,400 | $31,012 |
| 7 | Queensborough | 6,589 | $70,350 | $33,137 |
| 8 | Highland-Stoner Hill | 10,487 | $91,387 | $27,744 |
| 8 | Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside | 10,214 | $67,822 | $30,789 |
| 10 | Airport-Pines Road | 8,608 | $111,900 | $45,494 |
| 11 | Freestate-North Highlands | 4,562 | $82,671 | $37,236 |
| 12 | Western Hills And Yarborough | 5,738 | $134,067 | $53,695 |
| 13 | Hyde Park Brookwood-Southern Hills | 17,375 | $123,400 | $46,846 |
| 14 | Jenkins-Pinecroft | 11,124 | $131,638 | $46,329 |
| 15 | Caddo Heights-South Highlands | 13,251 | $142,677 | $55,739 |
| 16 | Ellerbe Woods | 4,571 | $311,600 | $113,526 |
| 17 | Broadmoor-Anderson Island-Shreve Isle | 18,886 | $140,137 | $60,108 |
| 18 | Springlake-University Terrace | 22,682 | $224,606 | $64,977 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 18 Shreveport neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The worst neighborhoods around Shreveport
Well, there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Shreveport with Martin Luther King landing at the bottom of the pack.
The worst neighborhoods in Shreveport are Martin Luther King, Downtown Riverfront, Allendale-Lakeside, Mooretown And Hollywood Heights, Country Club Hills-Lakeshore Shopping, Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Queensborough, Highland-Stoner Hill, Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, and Airport-Pines Road.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Shreveport aren’t all bad. Springlake-University Terrace takes the cake as the best place to live in Shreveport.
We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below. Not sold on Louisiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Worst Neighborhoods In Shreveport FAQs
What is the most dangerous neighborhood in Shreveport?
Martin Luther King ranks as the worst neighborhood in Shreveport for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Downtown Riverfront and Allendale-Lakeside are next on the list.
What are the worst neighborhoods in Shreveport?
The worst-ranked neighborhoods in Shreveport are Martin Luther King, Downtown Riverfront, Allendale-Lakeside, Mooretown And Hollywood Heights, Country Club Hills-Lakeshore Shopping, Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Queensborough, Highland-Stoner Hill, Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, and Airport-Pines Road. We scored all 18 neighborhoods in the city.
Why does Martin Luther King rank as the worst?
Martin Luther King posts the roughest combined numbers in Shreveport: a median household income of $20,545 and a median home value of $51,922, with crime, unemployment, and density folded into the score.
Are these neighborhoods dangerous everywhere?
No. The scores are neighborhood-wide averages, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. Plenty of people live in these neighborhoods without incident; the numbers just say the odds run tougher.
How do you rank the worst neighborhoods?
Each neighborhood is scored on crime, unemployment, income, density, and home values, using Census tract and FBI data. The worst combined score tops the list.
