It is located in East Baton Rouge County, LA. It has a population of 227,403 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 662.08 per 10.000 people. There have been 15,056 arrests in 2017. The city has seen an uptick in arrest records since last year by 0.003%. The majority of crimes committed in Baton Rouge are larceny/theft crimes - 8,504 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 87 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 2,335 felony charges and 12,721 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Baton Rouge averaged 23,829 violent crimes. Of that total, 639 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 74 was for revised rape, another 705 was for legacy rape, 9,434 was for robbery, and 12,977 was for aggravated assault.