Where to stay · Baton Rouge
Downtown East
Downtown East recorded 82 reported robberies & aggravated assaults across 22 tracked blocks in the past 12 months — 3.7 per tracked block, against the Baton Rouge median of 2.2 (BRPD records through Sep 2026). That ranks #35 of 40 tracked Baton Rouge neighborhoods, fewest per tracked block first.
82 robberies & aggravated assaults
22 blocks tracked · past 12 months
22 blocks tracked · past 12 months
3.7 per block · Baton Rouge median 2.2 · #35 of 40
BRPD records through Sep 2026 · citywide total 2,090 · updated daily. Area facts, not a guarantee about any address.
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Fewer per block, nearby
| Center City | 1.5 per block | 1.5 km |
| Mid City | 2.9 per block | 2.0 km |
| Old South Baton Rouge | 2.9 per block | 2.1 km |
| City Park | 1.2 per block | 2.7 km |
| Eden Park | 3.4 per block | 2.8 km |
Also nearby
| Fairfields | 3.9 per block | 1.9 km |
| Istrouma / Dixie | 5.9 per block | 3.5 km |
| Southside | 0.4 per block | 3.7 km |
| L S U | 2.2 per block | 3.9 km |
| Valley Park | 1.3 per block | 3.9 km |
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