Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023
Baton Rouge, LA Crime Grade
How Baton Rouge grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Louisiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Louisiana
8/10
vs. Louisiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2023, the violent crime rate in Baton Rouge, LA was 1008.7 per 100,000 residents (2,210 incidents over a population of 219,086). That puts Baton Rouge Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 72% above the Louisiana statewide rate of 587.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Baton Rouge (red), Louisiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Baton Rouge vs. U.S., 2023 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 936.3(2,066) | 951.9(2,087) | 1282.2(2,796) | 1075.4(2,365) | 1008.7(2,210) |
| Murder | 31.7(70) | 46.5(102) | 46.8(102) | 29.6(65) | 24.2(53) |
| Rape | 23.6(52) | 25.1(55) | 59.2(129) | 71.4(157) | 65.7(144) |
| Robbery | 292.3(645) | 208.4(457) | 143.5(313) | 156.4(344) | 138.3(303) |
| Aggravated assault | 588.7(1,299) | 671.9(1,473) | 1032.7(2,252) | 818.1(1,799) | 780.5(1,710) |
| Property crime | 5350.6(11,806) | 4892.2(10,726) | 4473.1(9,754) | 5872.8(12,915) | 5543.0(12,144) |
| Burglary | 1023.3(2,258) | 865.7(1,898) | 1395.0(3,042) | 1420.6(3,124) | 1301.3(2,851) |
| Larceny | 3904.9(8,616) | 3582.3(7,854) | 2493.8(5,438) | 3718.3(8,177) | 3325.2(7,285) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 362.1(799) | 377.7(828) | 578.3(1,261) | 725.7(1,596) | 908.3(1,990) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Baton Rouge's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Louisiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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