Theft per Capita in South Baton Rouge
The map below shows theft per 1,000 South Baton Rouge residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 South Baton Rouge residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in South Baton Rouge is about 1 in 82.
Theft costs the average South Baton Rouge resident about $63 per year.
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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in South Baton Rouge in green. The most dangerous areas in South Baton Rouge are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. South Baton Rouge is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of neighborhoods are safer and 62% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Baton Rouge's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of theft in South Baton Rouge is 12.18 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Baton Rouge generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in South Baton Rouge may be as high as 1 in 41 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 156 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA: about 74 per year. The southeast part of South Baton Rouge has fewer cases of theft with only 11 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in South Baton Rouge to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA: | 12.18 |
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| Louisiana: | 16.49 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, South Baton Rouge is safer than the Louisiana state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of South Baton Rouge about $1,569,245 in 2025, or roughly $63 per resident. This is part of South Baton Rouge's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Baton Rouge, including every crime type and how South Baton Rouge compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that theft 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 South Baton Rouge's crime maps on the South Baton Rouge overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C | B | C- | C | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
D+ | C | D | D+ | |
C+ | C | C+ | B- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
F | F | D- | D- | |
D+ | D | C- | C- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D+ | D- | D+ | D+ |
South Baton Rouge is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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A | A | A | A | |
A+ | B | B | A | |
D | C | C | D+ | |
A | A | A | A- | |
A | A- | A- | B+ | |
B- | C- | C- | C | |
B | A+ | A+ | C | |
B | C+ | C+ | B | |
B+ | C- | C- | B+ | |
D | F | F | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See South Baton Rouge schools on SchoolGrade
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