Downtown East, Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge · neighborhood · updated 2026-11-12
| 2026 to date | 778 incidents (through 2026-11-10) |
|---|---|
| 2025 full year | 1,044 incidents |
| Full archive | 5,757 incidents · 2020–2026 |
About this neighborhood
2025 snapshot (full-year). Downtown East recorded 1,044 incidents in 2025 (3.2% of Baton Rouge incidents in the same source period). These are raw police open-data counts, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Downtown East had 1,320 incidents in 2024 and 1,044 in 2025, a 20.9% decrease. Comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and neighborhood boundaries.
2025 category breakdown
| Other | 392 |
| Assault | 214 |
| Theft | 112 |
| Vandalism | 107 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Theft from vehicle | 51 |
Across 2020–2026, this neighborhood has 5,757 incidents in the current archive. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.