Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA Murder Crime Rates and Maps

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 7,348

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Mid City South is about 1 in 7,348.

$256

Murder costs the average Mid City South resident about $256 per year.

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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Mid City South in green. The most dangerous areas in Mid City South 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 Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Mid City South is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of neighborhoods are safer and 21% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mid City South's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Mid City South is 0.1361 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mid City South generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mid City South may be as high as 1 in 4,745 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,710 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Mid City South has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mid City South's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mid City South to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA:	0.1361
Louisiana:	0.1550
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Mid City South is safer than 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 Murder in Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mid City South about $4,148,767 in 2025, or roughly $256 per resident. This is part of Mid City South's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mid City South, including every crime type and how Mid City South compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Mid City South's crime maps on the Mid City South overall crime page.

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Individual Mid City South Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Mid City South is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Mid City South.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	F	F
Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	D-	F
Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA	C-	D+	D+	D
Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	F	F
Airline-Jefferson, Baton Rouge, LA	C	B	C-	C-
Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA	C+	C	C+	D+
South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA	B-	B	B-	C-
Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA	D+	D	C-	D
Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA	D+	D-	D+	F

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mid City South is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL	D-	C-	C-	D
Back Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC	D+	C+	C+	D
Bay View, Milwaukee, WI	C	B-	B-	A
Pittman, Henderson, NV	C+	C+	C+	B
North Park, Buffalo, NY	B+	C	C	A-
North Westminster, Westminster, CO	D	B-	B-	A
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY	A	B-	B-	B-
O'Hare, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A	B
Old Aurora, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C	D-
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA	D+	D-	D-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mid City South schools on SchoolGrade

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Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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