Baton Rouge’s homicide deaths dropped 13% in 2023 — but numbers remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. The Advocate’s records show 100 people were slain in Baton Rouge over the past year ...

Data shows the city has seen 43 homicides in the first half of 2025 — a 19% drop compared to the same period last year. Cautiously optimistic officials credit increased collaboration with federal ...

Baton Rouge ranks 10th as most dangerous city nationwide. At night, citizens are fighting neighborhood crime such as car break-ins, home break-ins and violent crimes. (Check out the statistics for ...

The latest statistics show crime is down in every category, except two, in Baton Rouge. So far, murders are down 22% from a year ago.

The Louisiana city is using environmental data to evaluate where policing resources are most needed. The move comes as the department struggles with a staffing shortage and steady crime rate.

Man shot at Baton Rouge hotel Monday Police identify teen killed in North 39th St. shooting LSU Criminologist Dr. Peter Scharf studies crime trends in both the capital city and New Orleans.

He said Baton Rouge saw a decrease in homicides in the last two years with that trend looking to continue in 2020. Then the pandemic hit and crime trends changed.

As Baton Rouge residents continue to gather at vigils and call for answers in the police-involved shooting death Tuesday (July 5) of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, the events fit within the ...