Neighborhood overview

Fairwood, Baton Rouge

Recent police-feed safety data for Fairwood 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

Fairwood reports close to Baton Rouge's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,322 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 1,527 / 100k citywide (-13%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+248%)

  • Property

    4,263 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 4,410 / 100k citywide (-3%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+120%)

~5,824 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 (83 reports in the last 30 days)

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

  • · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (5 this week, 5 the week before).
  • · property reports up 1 week-over-week (6 this week, 5 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 9 week-over-week (11 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Fairwood occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 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.