Baton Rouge, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baton Rouge, LA Summary

Crime in Baton Rouge research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Baton Rouge over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Baton Rouge:

  • There were 15,130 total crimes committed in Baton Rouge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,880.0 total crimes per 100K people in Baton Rouge.
  • The overall crime rate in Baton Rouge is 196.02% above the national average.
  • Baton Rouge ranks #102 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Baton Rouge ranks #9,705 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Baton Rouge Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baton Rouge is 6,880.0 per 100,000 people. That's 196.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 95.24% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baton Rouge
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15,130 6,880.0 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 64 29.1 15.8 6.3
Robbery 340 154.6 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,722 783.0 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 2,260 1,027.7 639.4 369.8
Burglary 3,109 1,413.7 510.1 269.8
Larceny 8,168 3,714.2 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,593 724.4 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 12,870 5,852.3 2,884.4 1,954.4

Baton Rouge Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Baton Rouge

2,260
Violent Crimes
1,027.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
177.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,260 violent crimes in Baton Rouge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baton Rouge is 1,027.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baton Rouge each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 177.90% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 60.72% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baton Rouge

12,870
Property Crimes
5,852.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
199.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12,870 property crimes in Baton Rouge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baton Rouge is 5,852.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baton Rouge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 199.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.90% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Baton Rouge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Zachary, LA 20,344 467 2,295.5 1,946.5 349.0
Baker, LA 12,303 343 2,787.9 2,243.4 544.6
St. Gabriel, LA 7,553 110 1,456.4 1,085.7 370.7
Plaquemine, LA 5,804 198 3,411.4 2,601.7 809.8
Port Allen, LA 4,984 204 4,093.1 2,648.5 1,444.6

Baton Rouge SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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