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2,090 reported robberies & aggravated assaults across Baton Rouge in the past 12 months (BRPD). Southside has the fewest per tracked block — 0.4 per block (5 across 12 blocks) — of 40 tracked neighborhoods.
Fewest robberies & assaults per tracked block
| Neighborhood | Total | Blocks | Per block |
| Southside | 5 | 12 | 0.4 |
| South Burbank | 5 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Cortana / Villa Del Rey | 18 | 23 | 0.8 |
| Tara | 9 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Goodwood | 12 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Broadmoor | 14 | 13 | 1.1 |
| City Park | 6 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Stevendale | 14 | 11 | 1.3 |
| Valley Park | 9 | 7 | 1.3 |
| O'Neal | 13 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Mayfair | 23 | 16 | 1.4 |
| Sherwood Forest | 34 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Jefferson / Drusilla | 18 | 12 | 1.5 |
| Victoria Farms | 12 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Baker | 20 | 13 | 1.5 |
| Center City | 34 | 22 | 1.5 |
| Jones Creek | 79 | 42 | 1.9 |
| Bocage / Citiplace / Concord Estates | 36 | 18 | 2.0 |
| Goodwood Homesites | 35 | 17 | 2.1 |
| Glen Oaks / Zion City | 58 | 27 | 2.1 |
| L S U | 11 | 5 | 2.2 |
| The Avenues / Southern Univ | 42 | 19 | 2.2 |
| Scotlandville | 165 | 63 | 2.6 |
| North Baton Rouge | 179 | 63 | 2.8 |
| South Campus | 60 | 21 | 2.9 |
| Park Forest / Oakcrest | 72 | 25 | 2.9 |
| Mid City | 81 | 28 | 2.9 |
| Old South Baton Rouge | 110 | 38 | 2.9 |
| North Sherwood Forest | 97 | 33 | 2.9 |
| Pollard / Woodchase | 21 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Fairwood | 46 | 15 | 3.1 |
| Legion Village | 25 | 8 | 3.1 |
| Eden Park | 51 | 15 | 3.4 |
| Delmont Place | 94 | 27 | 3.5 |
| Downtown East | 82 | 22 | 3.7 |
| Fairfields | 78 | 20 | 3.9 |
| Smiley Heights / Melrose East | 76 | 17 | 4.5 |
| Brookstown | 140 | 31 | 4.5 |
| East Fairfields / Melrose Place | 70 | 14 | 5.0 |
| Istrouma / Dixie | 106 | 18 | 5.9 |
All 40 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. BRPD records through Sep 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any address.
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