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SMILEY HEIGHTS / MELROSE EAST

SMILEY HEIGHTS / MELROSE EAST recorded 74 reported robberies & aggravated assaults across 16 tracked blocks in the past 12 months — 4.6 per tracked block, against the Baton Rouge median of 2.0 (BRPD records through Jul 2026). That ranks #37 of 40 tracked Baton Rouge neighborhoods, fewest per tracked block first.

74 robberies & aggravated assaults
16 blocks tracked · past 12 months
4.6 per block · Baton Rouge median 2.0 · #37 of 40
BRPD records through Jul 2026 · citywide total 2,083 · updated daily. Area facts, not a guarantee about any address.

Fewer per block, nearby

GOODWOOD HOMESITES1.8 per block1.4 km
GOODWOOD1.1 per block1.6 km
EDEN PARK2.4 per block2.3 km
NORTH BATON ROUGE3.0 per block2.4 km
VICTORIA FARMS1.8 per block2.8 km

Also nearby

EAST FAIRFIELDS / MELROSE PLACE4.9 per block1.2 km
MID CITY2.9 per block3.3 km
CORTANA / VILLA DEL REY1.0 per block3.4 km
TARA0.8 per block3.6 km
FAIRFIELDS4.0 per block3.7 km
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