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Baton Rouge, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Baton Rouge crime rate is much higher than the Louisiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #128

Baton Rouge, LA	3,797.15
Louisiana	2,167.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Baton Rouge, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	53	73	852	1,142	2,772	6,986	512	153
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	23.1	31.8	371.4	497.8	1,208.4	3,045.5	223.2	66.7	3,041
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.3	21.3	122.5	352.4	824.5	2,421.6	212.7	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	49	74	974	1,030	3,264	7,648	506	103
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	21.3	32.1	423.1	447.4	1,417.8	3,322.2	219.8	44.7	3,214
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	26.9	119.9	352.8	890.4	2,493.6	198.0	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	66	64	1,033	1,344	3,826	7,751	482	187
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	28.5	27.6	446.2	580.6	1,652.7	3,348.2	208.2	80.8	3,587
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	25.2	119.0	342.0	915.7	2,453.7	171.3	NA	1,965
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	64	51	893	1,460	4,220	7,946	500	179
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	27.6	22.0	385.6	630.4	1,822.2	3,431.0	215.9	77.3	3,614
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.7	114.5	401.9	1,012.5	2,476.6	199.4	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	75	55	1,135	1,558	4,268	8,459	929	207
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	33.6	24.6	508.5	698.1	1,912.3	3,790.1	416.2	92.7	4,205
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.8	30.3	135.9	442.0	1,029.5	2,504.3	260.8	NA	2,245
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	67	65	1,032	1,526	3,783	7,711	974	225
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	29.5	28.6	454.8	672.5	1,667.1	3,398.1	429.2	99.2	3,843
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.9	27.9	135.9	480.4	982.1	2,529.4	311.6	NA	2,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	71	72	1,015	1,457	3,847	8,617	1,179	210
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	31.1	31.5	444.3	637.8	1,684.0	3,772.0	516.1	91.9	3,976
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	14.2	32.4	141.7	541.2	1,038.9	2,683.5	353.6	NA	2,495
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	57	93	1,049	1,755	4,021	9,209	1,454	223
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	27.1	44.2	498.4	833.8	1,910.3	4,375.1	690.8	105.9	4,608
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	12.4	36.4	133.6	515.4	1,049.2	2,579.7	364.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	49	83	993	1,573	3,940	8,949	1,489	183
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	21.8	37.0	442.3	700.7	1,755.1	3,986.4	663.3	81.5	4,086
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	9.9	31.4	118.0	435.1	870.6	2,494.5	318.1	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Baton Rouge, LA	3.15
Louisiana	4.54
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Baton Rouge, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	834	662	172
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	363.6	288.6	75.0	3.26
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	457.8	338.7	119.1	3.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	841	664	177
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	363.3	286.8	76.5	3.25
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	510.6	397.6	113.0	4.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	823	647	176
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	355.4	279.4	76.0	3.17
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	513.9	388.6	125.3	4.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	832	728	104
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	368.1	322.1	46.0	3.45
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	542.8	405.8	137.0	4.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2008	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	902	628	274
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	397.5	276.7	120.7	3.37
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.9	403.1	123.8	4.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	909	632	277
	Baton Rouge, LA	Per 100,000	397.9	276.7	121.3	3.37
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.7	379.9	146.8	4.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	786	699	87
2005	Baton Rouge, LA	Count	773	611	162