Neighborhood overview

North Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge

Recent police-feed safety data for North Sherwood Forest 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

North Sherwood Forest reports close to Baton Rouge's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    2,112 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 1,438 / 100k citywide (+47%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+457%)

  • Property

    4,909 / 100k local

    vs Baton Rouge 4,417 / 100k citywide (+11%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+154%)

~8,346 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~147 days · newest report Jul 7, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (109 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (31% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 10 week-over-week (12 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · property reports up 6 week-over-week (14 this week, 8 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (9 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · Most reports in North Sherwood Forest occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 31% 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.