Neighborhood overview

Center City, Baton Rouge

Recent police-feed safety data for Center City in Baton Rouge, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Baton Rouge police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Center City reports close to Baton Rouge's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,855 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 1,527 / 100k citywide (+21%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+389%)

  • Property

    5,565 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 4,410 / 100k citywide (+26%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+188%)

~2,811 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~147 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (47 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (30% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · property reports down 3 week-over-week (0 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (5 this week, 8 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Center City occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 30% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.