City Score: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 43 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 27 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

  • What Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is up against: 54 out of 100 — Better than 43% of cbsas, up 7 points
  • Where grace is growing: 52 out of 100 — Better than 94% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 15 out of 100 — Better than 6% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Christian liberty: 58 out of 100 — Better than 54% of cbsas, up 3 points

What takes Shreveport-Bossier City, LA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 27 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 39 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 39 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime up 38 percentile points (What Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 35 percentile points (What Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 23 percentile points (What Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is up against)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 35 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

  1. Benson, LA — 48, Liberty
  2. Frierson, LA — 48, Liberty
  3. Gloster, LA — 48, Liberty
  4. Grand Cane, LA — 48, Liberty
  5. Holly, LA — 48, Liberty
  6. Keachi, LA — 48, Liberty
  7. Logansport, LA — 48, Liberty
  8. Pelican, LA — 48, Liberty
  9. Stanley, LA — 48, Liberty
  10. Stonewall, LA — 48, Liberty
  11. Wemple, LA — 48, Liberty
  12. Belcher, LA — 47, Liberty
  13. Bethany, LA — 47, Liberty
  14. Caspiana, LA — 47, Liberty
  15. Hosston, LA — 47, Liberty
  16. Keithville, LA — 47, Liberty
  17. Mansfield, LA — 47, Liberty
  18. Mooringsport, LA — 47, Liberty
  19. Oil City, LA — 47, Liberty
  20. Robson, LA — 47, Liberty
  21. Rodessa, LA — 47, Liberty
  22. Vivian, LA — 47, Liberty
  23. Woodchuck, LA — 47, Liberty
  24. Arkana, LA — 45, Liberty
  25. Carterville, LA — 45, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/shreveport-bossier-city-la. Methodology.

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