Baton Rouge, LA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Vehicle Theft per Capita in Baton Rouge

The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Baton Rouge residents.

 

Baton Rouge, LA Map of Vehicle Theft Rates
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D-

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
D
Violent Crime Grade
D-
Property Crime Grade
D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 347

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Baton Rouge area is about 1 in 347.

$45

Vehicle Theft costs the average Baton Rouge resident about $45 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the Baton Rouge area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Baton Rouge area 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 Baton Rouge, LA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Baton Rouge is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Baton Rouge area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Baton Rouge area is 2.883 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Baton Rouge area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Baton Rouge area may be as high as 1 in 183 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 811 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Baton Rouge, LA: about 901 per year. The southwest part of the Baton Rouge area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 104 in a typical year.

How Baton Rouge's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Baton Rouge area to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Baton Rouge, LA: 2.883
Louisiana: 2.943
USA: 2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the Baton Rouge area is as safe as the Louisiana state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Baton Rouge, LA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Baton Rouge about $41,157,343 in 2025, or roughly $45 per resident. This is part of the Baton Rouge area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Baton Rouge, including every crime type and how Baton Rouge compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle 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 Baton Rouge's crime maps on the Baton Rouge overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in the Baton Rouge area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Baton Rouge area.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Merrydale, LA
F
F
D-
F
Shenandoah, LA
C-
C-
D+
F
Sunrise, LA
F
F
F
D-
Central, LA
B-
B-
C
D
Brusly, LA
B
C+
B-
D+
Port Allen, LA
D
D
D-
D-
Westover, LA
A+
A
A
C-
Greenwell Springs, LA
B+
B-
B
D+
Addis, LA
C
C+
B+
D
Baker, LA
D
D-
D
D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Baton Rouge is higher versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Knoxville, TN
D+
D
D
D-
Oxnard, CA
C
D+
D+
F
Allentown, PA
B
B
B
D+
New Haven, CT
C
A-
A-
D-
Sarasota, FL
A+
A-
A-
B-
El Paso, TX
D-
D
D
F
Columbia, SC
D-
D-
D-
D-
McAllen, TX
D-
D-
D-
F
Dayton, OH
C-
C
C
D
Albany, NY
B-
C
C
C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Baton Rouge, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Baton Rouge schools on SchoolGrade

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