Neighborhood overview
South Campus, Baton Rouge
Recent police-feed safety data for South Campus 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
South Campus reports below Baton Rouge's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
751 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 1,457 / 100k citywide (-48%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+98%)
Property
3,002 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 4,457 / 100k citywide (-33%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+55%)
~12,241 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 (116 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (30% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (2 this week, 5 the week before).
- · property reports up 3 week-over-week (9 this week, 6 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 14 week-over-week (1 this week, 15 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Campus occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 30% 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.