Neighborhood overview
The Avenues / Southern Univ, Baton Rouge
Recent police-feed safety data for The Avenues / Southern Univ 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
The Avenues / Southern Univ reports close to Baton Rouge's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,941 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 1,438 / 100k citywide (+35%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+411%)
Property
4,853 / 100k local
vs Baton Rouge 4,417 / 100k citywide (+10%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+151%)
~2,814 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 (32 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (41% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (3 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (5 this week, 5 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (1 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in The Avenues / Southern Univ occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 41% 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.