Neighborhood overview

Brookstown, Baton Rouge

Recent police-feed safety data for Brookstown in Baton Rouge, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Baton Rouge police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Brookstown reports higher per-capita rates than Baton Rouge citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,569 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 1,078 / 100k citywide (+46%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+378%)

  • Property

    8,581 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 3,910 / 100k citywide (+119%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+454%)

~6,279 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~63 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~63-day data window — read the grade as provisional. When the upstream feed refreshes, the longer window will tighten the comparison.

Recent activity (150 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (37% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (7 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · property reports down 8 week-over-week (8 this week, 16 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 15 week-over-week (0 this week, 15 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Brookstown occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 37% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

Brookstown, Baton Rouge safety overview · CommunitySafe