Drug-Related Crime per Capita in East Baton Rouge Parish
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 East Baton Rouge Parish residents.
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1 in 176
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Baton Rouge Parish is about 1 in 176.
$42
Drug-Related Crime costs the average East Baton Rouge Parish resident about $42 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in East Baton Rouge Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in East Baton Rouge Parish are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US county. East Baton Rouge Parish is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of counties are safer and 26% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Baton Rouge Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in East Baton Rouge Parish is 5.677 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Baton Rouge Parish generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Baton Rouge Parish may be as high as 1 in 108 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 356 in the northeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: about 637 per year. The northeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 125 in a typical year.
How East Baton Rouge Parish's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in East Baton Rouge Parish to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: | 5.677 |
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| Louisiana: | 5.221 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, East Baton Rouge Parish is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of East Baton Rouge Parish about $20,644,095 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of East Baton Rouge Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Baton Rouge Parish, including every crime type and how East Baton Rouge Parish compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading East Baton Rouge Parish's crime maps on the East Baton Rouge Parish overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in East Baton Rouge Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to East Baton Rouge Parish.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C+ | C | C+ | D | |
D | D- | D | C+ | |
B | C | B- | B- | |
B+ | B- | B | B- | |
C+ | D- | C | B+ | |
D+ | F | D+ | C | |
D | F | D- | B | |
D+ | F | C+ | D | |
C | D+ | D+ | B | |
C | C | D+ | B+ |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
East Baton Rouge Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A | A- | A- | A | |
A- | A- | A- | A+ | |
D | C- | C- | D- | |
A | A+ | A+ | C+ | |
B | A+ | A+ | A | |
C+ | C- | C- | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | B- | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D | C+ | C+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Baton Rouge Parish schools on SchoolGrade
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