Neighborhood overview
East Fairfields / Melrose Place, Baton Rouge
Recent police-feed safety data for East Fairfields / Melrose Place in Baton Rouge, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Baton Rouge police open-data feed.
Safety Index
East Fairfields / Melrose Place reports higher per-capita rates than Baton Rouge citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
2,660 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 1,527 / 100k citywide (+74%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+601%)
Property
7,981 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 4,410 / 100k citywide (+81%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+313%)
~3,360 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 (90 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (37% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (8 this week, 8 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 6 week-over-week (9 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in East Fairfields / Melrose Place 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.