Neighborhood overview
Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge
Recent police-feed safety data for 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.
Safety Index
Sherwood Forest reports lower per-capita rates than Baton Rouge citywide.
Violent (persons)
527 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 1,527 / 100k citywide (-65%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+39%)
Property
2,313 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 4,410 / 100k citywide (-48%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+20%)
~10,840 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 (41 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports up 8 week-over-week (10 this week, 2 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 4 week-over-week (1 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Sherwood Forest occur during late night (12am-6am) — 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.