Baton Rouge Vandalism

Baton Rouge · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Baton Rouge police open data recorded 3,108 vandalism incidents, 9.4% of all 33,037 incidents reported in the city that year and down 14.3% from 2024. That is about 1,407 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 3,326 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Baton Rouge by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)3,326——
20253,1081,407down 14.3%
20243,6281,642up 9.4%
20233,3161,501down 4.9%
20223,4871,578up 22.3%
20212,8521,291—
20201——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 19,719 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. North Baton Rouge 248 incidents
  2. Scotlandville 226 incidents
  3. Brookstown 175 incidents
  4. Old South Baton Rouge 167 incidents
  5. Jones Creek 162 incidents
  6. North Sherwood Forest 150 incidents
  7. South Campus 111 incidents
  8. Delmont Place 109 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Baton Rouge in 2025?

3,108, according to Baton Rouge Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Baton Rouge?

Reported vandalism was down 14.3% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 10.9% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Baton Rouge Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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