Neighborhood overview
Old South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
Recent police-feed safety data for Old South Baton Rouge 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
Old South Baton Rouge reports higher per-capita rates than Baton Rouge citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,647 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 1,457 / 100k citywide (+13%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+334%)
Property
8,097 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 4,457 / 100k citywide (+82%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+319%)
~7,084 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~147 days · newest report Oct 6, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (158 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 7 week-over-week (1 this week, 8 the week before).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (18 this week, 16 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 9 week-over-week (4 this week, 13 the week before).
- · Most reports in Old South Baton Rouge occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 34% 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.