What is the crime rate in Baton Rouge, LA?

In 2023, the Baton Rouge Police Department reported 2,210 violent crimes and 12,144 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 1,009 violent and 5,543 property crimes per 100,000 of the 219,086 residents it serves.

Across Louisiana the rates were 584 and 2,620.

Nationally they were 386 and 1,950.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 1,009
Property per 100,000: 5,543
Violent crimes: 2,210
Property crimes: 12,144

Crime reported by the Baton Rouge Police Department, 2023 to 2023

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	2,210	1,009	12,144	5,543	219,086

Baton Rouge against Louisiana and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2023
	Violent crime	Property crime
Baton Rouge	1,009	5,543
East Baton Rouge Parish	631	4,010
Louisiana	584	2,620
United States	386	1,950

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Baton Rouge, 2023

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Baton Rouge	—	1,009	5,543
Port Allen	4.4 mi	1,479	2,637
Brusly	7.7 mi	77	308
Addis	9.2 mi	65	620
Baker	10.0 mi	398	1,118
Central	10 mi	7	63
Plaquemine	13 mi	945	2,700
Zachary	16 mi	311	1,976
Walker	16 mi	703	3,188

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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