Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, has about 131,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bossier Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bossier Parish public records, Bossier Parish arrest records, Bossier Parish warrants, Bossier Parish inmate search, Bossier Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bossier Parish
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Bossier Parish that is the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Louisiana State University at Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana State University at Shreveport and Southern University and A&M College at Shreveport (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Shreveport Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Bossier Parish, so its arrests are not broken out for Bossier Parish here.
Reports from the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 140 violent and 401 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,994 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at bossiersheriff.com/inmateLookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Bossier Parish LA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bossier Parish
The four cities the FBI lists in Bossier Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bossier City: 446 violent and 2,083 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,294 arrests reported for 2025.
- Haughton: 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 108 arrests reported for 2022.
- Benton: 46 arrests reported for 2020.
- Plain Dealing: 5 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Bossier Parish in 2025
The four agencies in Bossier Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 592 violent and 2,494 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Bossier Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,310 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 318-965-3714, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bossier Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in Bossier Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official Bossier Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.