Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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A crime occurs every 4 hours 13 minutes (on average) in Highlands-Perkins.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Highlands-Perkins in green. The most dangerous areas in Highlands-Perkins 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 Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA Safe?

The B- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Highlands-Perkins is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of neighborhoods are safer and 60% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Highlands-Perkins's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of vehicle theft in Highlands-Perkins is 3.146 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Highlands-Perkins generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Highlands-Perkins may be as high as 1 in 150 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 764 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA: about 31 per year. The southwest part of Highlands-Perkins has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 5 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Highlands-Perkins, remember that the rate of vehicle theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the east part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Highlands-Perkins residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Highlands-Perkins has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Highlands-Perkins has 0, have the same problem. Of Highlands-Perkins’s 46,123 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Highlands-Perkins Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All vehicle theft 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 vehicle theft 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA	D-	D-	D-	C-
Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA	D+	C	D	D+
Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	D-	D
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	F	D-
South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA	B-	B	B-	B-
Airline-Jefferson, Baton Rouge, LA	C	B	C-	D
Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA	F	F	F	D-
Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA	C+	C	C+	C+
Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA	D+	D	C-	C+
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA	D-	F	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Highlands-Perkins is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for vehicle theft. 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Inwood, Manhattan, NY	A	C+	C+	A-
Bustleton, Philadelphia, PA	A	A+	A+	C+
Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA	B	B+	B+	D+
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, NY	A-	B	B	A
Central City, Los Angeles, CA	D	F	F	D
Central Escondido, Escondido, CA	C+	C+	C+	C+
Central Southwest, Houston, TX	C	C-	C-	C-
Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park, Bronx, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
Maspeth, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+	A-
Little Woods, New Orleans, LA	C-	D+	D+	D

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Highlands-Perkins is as safe as 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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