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What are the crime rate and median income in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?
The violent-crime rate in East Baton Rouge Parish was 6.6 per 1,000 residents (2021-2025 average, FBI), 14% higher than the statewide rate (5.8). Median household income is $63,071 and the unemployment rate was 3.7% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 452,938 residents.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in East Baton Rouge Parish?
From 2021 through 2025, East Baton Rouge Parish averaged 3,134 reported violent crimes a year, along with 17,305 property crimes. That is 6.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 14% higher than the Louisiana rate (5.8), and 80% higher than the U.S. rate (3.7). Burglary, theft and car theft together come to 36.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 24.4 across Louisiana. Aggravated assaults make up 79% of the violent total. CDC death records show about 114 homicide deaths a year in the county (25.5 per 100,000), a count that includes cases police may classify differently.
| Offense (yearly average, 2021-2025) | East Baton Rouge Parish | Per 1,000 | Louisiana per 1,000 | U.S. per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 3,134 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| Murder | 86 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| Rape | 180 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.40 |
| Robbery | 392 | 0.83 | 0.51 | 0.62 |
| Aggravated assault | 2,476 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Property crime | 17,305 | 36.6 | 24.4 | 18.1 |
| Burglary | 3,866 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 11,246 | 23.8 | 17.2 | 13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2,193 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. County figures add up the city police and sheriff reports in the county (5 agencies; 100% of residents covered).
What is the median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish?
Half of households in East Baton Rouge Parish make more than $63,071 and half make less; across Louisiana the midpoint is $60,756. Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $248,800, and the median rent is $1,147 a month. 15.9% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 17.3%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.7% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 8,432 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 452,938 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $63,071 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $248,800 | $216,500 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,147 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 7.7% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 19.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 15.9% | 17.3% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 38.5% | 27.0% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 59.3% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 34.1 | 38.0 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 91.1% | 86.6% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in East Baton Rouge Parish?
East Baton Rouge Parish carries a “Relatively High” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are tornadoes (Very High), hurricanes (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and heat waves (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists 4 active Superfund sites (final or proposed) in East Baton Rouge Parish: Exide Baton Rouge, Petro-Processors Of Louisiana, Inc., Capitol Lakes and Devil'S Swamp Lake. A listing means EPA is managing a long-term cleanup; it does not by itself mean anyone is exposed today.
High-hazard dams
The National Inventory of Dams lists 1 high-hazard dam in East Baton Rouge Parish. None is rated Poor or Unsatisfactory; 1 is rated Satisfactory or Fair. Tallest on the list: Pennington Lake (21 ft). “High hazard” describes what lies downstream (people would probably die if the dam failed), not how likely the dam is to fail.
Industrial chemical releases
28 facilities in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 4,476,394 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.
Disasters, air and water
East Baton Rouge Parish was covered by 9 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Hurricane 6, Flood 2, Severe Ice Storm 1), not counting COVID-19. In 2024, 7 of 366 monitored days had an air quality index of “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse (EPA). Of 5 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low). NHTSA counted 66 traffic deaths in the county in 2024, including 21 pedestrians.
Is there road construction in East Baton Rouge Parish?
East Baton Rouge Parish had 7 highway work zones in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (6 active that day). Roads listed: I-110, I-10 and LA 73. 6 are on interstates. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in East Baton Rouge Parish?
Federal school lists show 123 public and 43 private schools in the county. 24 nursing homes are certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 47 fire or EMS stations and 19 police or sheriff stations.
What tribal lands and sacred sites are in East Baton Rouge Parish?
1 ancient or sacred site is on the map here: LSU Campus Mounds. Many are sacred to living communities, so visit respectfully and follow posted rules.
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Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in East Baton Rouge Parish
Gun shops
27 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in East Baton Rouge Parish (25 from the ATF licensee list, 2 from OpenStreetMap), plus 26 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 17 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: Academy Sports + Outdoors #51 (Baton Rouge), Academy Sports + Outdoors #56 (Baton Rouge), American Pawn (2 in Baton Rouge), American Pawn 3 (Baker), Baker Range (Baker), Bayou Pawn & Jewelry #2 (Baton Rouge), Bayou Pawn & Jewelry #3 (Zachary), Bayou Pawn & Jewelry #5 (Baton Rouge) and 16 more.
Liquor stores
10 liquor stores are on the map in East Baton Rouge Parish: Bin Q (Baton Rouge), Leroy's LipSmack'n Lemonade (Baton Rouge), Louisiana Liquors (Baton Rouge), Martin Wine Cellar (Baton Rouge), Martin’s Wine Cellar (Baton Rouge), Martin’s: Wine, Liquor, & Beer - Lobdell (Baton Rouge), T and T Liquor (Zachary), The Beverage Store (Baton Rouge) and 2 more. Louisiana has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in East Baton Rouge Parish on the map.
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Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in East Baton Rouge Parish?
East Baton Rouge Parish averaged 3,134 reported violent crimes a year in 2021-2025, or 6.6 per 1,000 residents, 14% higher than the Louisiana rate (5.8). The property-crime rate was 36.6 per 1,000 (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting).
What is the median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish?
$63,071 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $60,756 for Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.7% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 8,432 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect East Baton Rouge Parish?
East Baton Rouge Parish carries a “Relatively High” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. Among the hazards we show, the highest-rated are tornadoes (Very High), hurricanes (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and heat waves (Relatively High).
Are there Superfund sites in East Baton Rouge Parish?
EPA lists 4 active Superfund sites (final or proposed) in East Baton Rouge Parish: Exide Baton Rouge, Petro-Processors Of Louisiana, Inc., Capitol Lakes and Devil'S Swamp Lake.
Is there road construction in East Baton Rouge Parish right now?
East Baton Rouge Parish had 7 highway work zones in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (6 active that day). Roads listed: I-110, I-10 and LA 73. 6 are on interstates.
How many nursing homes are in East Baton Rouge Parish?
24 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does East Baton Rouge Parish compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Parish | 130,314 | 3.1 | $91,549 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 19,271 | 2.2 | $73,085 |
| Iberville Parish | 29,815 | 5.5 | $54,000 |
| Livingston Parish | 148,115 | 4.0 | $80,122 |
| St. Helena Parish | 10,858 | 8.9 | $41,934 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 27,974 | 5.1 | $87,299 |
Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish with their own page: Baton Rouge.
More: Louisiana statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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