Crime in Baton Rouge Metro Area, Louisiana

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Baton Rouge Metro Area violent crime is 29.6. (The US average is 22.7)

Baton Rouge Metro Area property crime is 55.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Baton Rouge, LA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	1118.9	20.2	27.2	470.5	601	7732.5	1632.4	5327.8	772.3
2002	1168.4	25.8	58.2	484.4	600	7123.8	1781.1	4710	632.8
2003	1254	18.1	51.7	458.9	725.3	7021.9	1716.9	4595.1	709.8
2004	1081.1	20.8	34.9	400.8	624.6	6821.1	1785.3	4344.8	691
2005	1201.9	21.8	37	442.3	700.7	6404.8	1755.1	3986.4	663.3
2006	1403.4	27.1	44.2	498.4	833.8	6976.2	1910.3	4375.1	690.8
2007	1144.7	31.1	31.5	444.3	637.8	5972.1	1684	3772	516.1
2008	1185.4	29.5	28.6	454.8	672.5	5494.4	1667.1	3398.1	429.2
2009	1264.9	33.6	24.6	508.5	698.1	6118.6	1912.3	3790.1	416.2
2011	1065.7	27.6	22	385.6	630.4	5469.1	1822.2	3431	215.9
2012	1082.9	28.5	27.6	446.2	580.6	5209.1	1652.7	3348.2	208.2
2013		21.3	32.1	423.1	447.4	4959.8	1417.8	3322.2	219.8
2014	924.2	23.1	31.8	371.4	497.8	4477.1	1208.4	3045.5	223.2
2015	874.8	26.2	44.6	353.3	450.8	4478.3	1039.2	3223.1	216
2016	938.3	20.6	53.9	360.8	503.1	4349.6	1035.1	3024.2	290.3
2017	1026.8	38.3	44	381.7	562.9	5594	1418.6	3739.6	435.8
2018	919.5	35.1	32.9	323.4	528	5322.7	1194.9	3705.2	422.6
2019	936.3	31.7	23.6	292.3	588.7	5290.3	1023.3	3904.9	362.1

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Baton Rouge, LA	936.3	5,290.3	227,403	3	2019
Denham Springs, LA	450.8	6,853.8	10,102	7	2018
Port Allen, LA	668.0	2,651.8	5,172	8	2019
Baker, LA	385.2	2,462.2	13,315	10	2019
Brusly, LA	401.9	876.9	2,176	12	2019
Walker, LA	524.1	5,209.7	6,279	13	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
New Orleans, LA	1144.7	5,292.5	396,374	73	2019
Plano, TX	147.8	1,683.1	288,242	378	2019
Arlington, TX	510.8	2,806.6	372,073	388	2019
Corpus Christi, TX	794.4	3,445.6	286,428	413	2019
Tulsa, OK	986.8	5,311.4	394,498	480	2019
St. Petersburg, FL	595.5	3,209.6	263,712	542	2019

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