Where to park · Baton Rouge
Smiley Heights / Melrose East
Smiley Heights / Melrose East recorded 77 reported car break-ins & thefts across 22 tracked blocks in the past 12 months — 3.5 per tracked block, against the Baton Rouge median of 2.0 (BRPD records through Sep 2026). That ranks #34 of 44 tracked Baton Rouge neighborhoods, fewest per tracked block first.
77 car break-ins & thefts · 22 blocks tracked · past 12 months
BRPD records through Sep 2026 · citywide total: 3,144 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.
See this area on the live safety map →All Baton Rouge neighborhoods → · Staying overnight in Smiley Heights / Melrose East? →