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2,083 reported robberies & aggravated assaults across Baton Rouge in the past 12 months (BRPD). SOUTHSIDE has the fewest per tracked block — 0.7 per block (8 across 12 blocks) — of 40 tracked neighborhoods.
Fewest robberies & assaults per tracked block
| Neighborhood | Total | Blocks | Per block |
| SOUTHSIDE | 8 | 12 | 0.7 |
| SOUTH BURBANK | 5 | 7 | 0.7 |
| TARA | 7 | 9 | 0.8 |
| CITY PARK | 6 | 7 | 0.9 |
| BROADMOOR | 12 | 14 | 0.9 |
| CORTANA / VILLA DEL REY | 23 | 24 | 1.0 |
| GOODWOOD | 15 | 14 | 1.1 |
| STEVENDALE | 12 | 11 | 1.1 |
| VALLEY PARK | 8 | 6 | 1.3 |
| MAYFAIR | 21 | 15 | 1.4 |
| JEFFERSON / DRUSILLA | 18 | 12 | 1.5 |
| O'NEAL | 12 | 8 | 1.5 |
| BAKER | 21 | 13 | 1.6 |
| SHERWOOD FOREST | 36 | 22 | 1.6 |
| JONES CREEK | 74 | 43 | 1.7 |
| GLEN OAKS / ZION CITY | 49 | 28 | 1.8 |
| GOODWOOD HOMESITES | 32 | 18 | 1.8 |
| VICTORIA FARMS | 11 | 6 | 1.8 |
| BOCAGE / CITIPLACE / CONCORD ESTATES | 41 | 21 | 2.0 |
| CENTER CITY | 41 | 21 | 2.0 |
| L S U | 10 | 5 | 2.0 |
| EDEN PARK | 36 | 15 | 2.4 |
| THE AVENUES / SOUTHERN UNIV | 42 | 17 | 2.5 |
| SCOTLANDVILLE | 166 | 60 | 2.8 |
| FAIRWOOD | 42 | 15 | 2.8 |
| NORTH SHERWOOD FOREST | 103 | 36 | 2.9 |
| LEGION VILLAGE | 23 | 8 | 2.9 |
| MID CITY | 78 | 27 | 2.9 |
| OLD SOUTH BATON ROUGE | 111 | 38 | 2.9 |
| NORTH BATON ROUGE | 190 | 64 | 3.0 |
| POLLARD / WOODCHASE | 21 | 7 | 3.0 |
| PARK FOREST / OAKCREST | 69 | 23 | 3.0 |
| SOUTH CAMPUS | 64 | 21 | 3.0 |
| DOWNTOWN EAST | 80 | 22 | 3.6 |
| DELMONT PLACE | 99 | 26 | 3.8 |
| FAIRFIELDS | 76 | 19 | 4.0 |
| SMILEY HEIGHTS / MELROSE EAST | 74 | 16 | 4.6 |
| BROOKSTOWN | 139 | 30 | 4.6 |
| EAST FAIRFIELDS / MELROSE PLACE | 68 | 14 | 4.9 |
| ISTROUMA / DIXIE | 108 | 21 | 5.1 |
All 40 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. BRPD records through Jul 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any address.
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