Where to stay · Baton Rouge
Center City
Center City recorded 34 reported robberies & aggravated assaults across 22 tracked blocks in the past 12 months — 1.5 per tracked block, against the Baton Rouge median of 2.2 (BRPD records through Sep 2026). That ranks #16 of 40 tracked Baton Rouge neighborhoods, fewest per tracked block first.
34 robberies & aggravated assaults
22 blocks tracked · past 12 months
22 blocks tracked · past 12 months
1.5 per block · Baton Rouge median 2.2 · #16 of 40
BRPD records through Sep 2026 · citywide total 2,090 · updated daily. Area facts, not a guarantee about any address.
Hotels here
Fewer per block, nearby
| City Park | 1.2 per block | 4.1 km |
| Southside | 0.4 per block | 5.2 km |
| Valley Park | 1.3 per block | 5.3 km |
| Goodwood | 0.9 per block | 5.4 km |
| Victoria Farms | 1.5 per block | 7.0 km |
Also nearby
| Downtown East | 3.7 per block | 1.5 km |
| Fairfields | 3.9 per block | 1.7 km |
| Istrouma / Dixie | 5.9 per block | 2.5 km |
| Mid City | 2.9 per block | 3.0 km |
| Eden Park | 3.4 per block | 3.1 km |
Hotels mapped in Center City
| Rivermark Centre | 21 within ~550m |
| Hotel Indigo Baton Rouge Downtown | 17 within ~550m |
| Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center | 17 within ~550m |
| WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection | 19 within ~550m |
| Courtyard Baton Rouge Downtown | 17 within ~550m |
OpenStreetMap sample, not the full inventory — each count is that hotel's own ~550m radius, past 12 months (BRPD), not the neighborhood average above. Area facts, not a guarantee about that address.
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