The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$35.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,680 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Highlands-Perkins with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Highlands-Perkins's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Highlands-Perkins sits in the 36th percentile, ahead of 36% of neighborhoods and behind 64%. The grade covers only Highlands-Perkins's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Highlands-Perkins is 44.99 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northwest areas to 1 in 26 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA report the most crime, about 503 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 69 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Highlands-Perkins for 2025 is $35,202,252, about $763 per resident and $1,680 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Highlands-Perkins Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA:	$763
Mid City North, Baton Rouge, L:	$1923
South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge:	$517
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Highlands-Perkins is $763 per year, which is $299 more than the national average and $40 more than Baton Rouge's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Highlands-Perkins:

In Mid City North, Baton Rouge, L, crime costs $1,923 per person, which is $1,160 more than in Highlands-Perkins.
In South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, crime costs $517 per person, which is $246 less than in Highlands-Perkins

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Highlands-Perkins for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Highlands-Perkins	Cost per Highlands-Perkins Resident
Murder	$12.7 million	$276
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.81 million	$39
Robbery	$666,809	$14
Assault	$6.72 million	$146
Kidnapping	$615,135	$13
Vehicle Theft	$2.25 million	$49
Burglary	$2.36 million	$51
Theft	$4.80 million	$104
Arson	$70,976	$2
Vandalism	$1.35 million	$29
Animal Cruelty	$32,210	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.79 million	$39
Identity Theft	$8,604	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$35,202,252	$763

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Highlands-Perkins totals $94,811,311 ($2,056 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $130,013,563 ($2,819 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Highlands-Perkins's 46,123 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Highlands-Perkins Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Highlands-Perkins residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.076
Robbery	0.4596
Rape	0.6490
Murder	0.1467
Total Violent Crime	6.332 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.11
Vehicle Theft	3.146
Burglary	5.646
Arson	0.0637
Total Property Crime	28.97 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2200
Drug Crimes	5.251
Vandalism	4.100
Identity Theft	0.0241
Animal Cruelty	0.0944
Total "Other" Rate	9.689 (C+)

Individual Highlands-Perkins Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Highlands-Perkins is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Highlands-Perkins.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Highlands-Perkins is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Inwood, Manhattan, NY	A	C+	C+
Bustleton, Philadelphia, PA	A	A+	A+
Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA	B	B+	B+
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, NY	A-	B	B
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	F
Central Escondido, Escondido, CA	C+	C+	C+
Central Southwest, Houston, TX	C	C-	C-
Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park, Bronx, NY	A-	B+	B+
Maspeth, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+
Little Woods, New Orleans, LA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Highlands-Perkins is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Highlands-Perkins schools on SchoolGrade

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