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Baton Rouge Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2006 N/A 1,477 21 52 497 907 7,397 1,980 4,602 815 101
2005 224,487 2,698 49 83 993 1,573 14,378 3,940 8,949 1,489 183
 

Local Baton Rouge Crime News

La. lawmakers threaten to overturn driver's-license fee hike (The Daily Comet)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:21:18 GMT
MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press Writer BATON ROUGE — Battered by criticism in their districts, lawmakers Tuesday questioned the legality of a $15 hike in the cost of a Louisiana driver's license, threatened to overturn it and called it inappropriate in the current tight economy.

Two East St. John students arrested and charged with arson for school fire (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:23:26 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. – Two high school students were arrested for “causing a fire” at East St. John High School on Tuesday, Louisiana’s State Fire Marshal said. Jennipher Murray, 17, and an unidentified juvenile were arrested and charged with aggravated arson. Additionally, Murray was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Late Tuesday morning, the Laplace Fire Department and St ...

Miranda rights were applied too broadly in rape case, Louisiana Supreme Court rules (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:32:15 GMT
A child protection officer did not err when she interviewed a man accused of the aggravated rape of a girl without first reading him his Miranda rights, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.The 6-0 decision reverses an East Baton...

$15 hike in driver's license fees questioned (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:52:38 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Battered by criticism in their districts, lawmakers Tuesday questioned the legality of a $15 hike in the cost of a Louisiana driver's license, threatened to overturn it and called it inappropriate in the current tight economy. A new or renewed basic license now costs $36.50 for four years, up from $21.50, under the price hike ordered by the Louisiana State Police last week ...

Driver disclaims guilt in crash (The Advocate)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:59:16 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man pleaded not guilty Monday to vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.

Man pleads not guilty in deadly I-10 crash (KPLC Lake Charles)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:03:43 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.   30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October. S

Louisiana man pleads not guilty in crash that killed Georgia family (Cordele Dispatch)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:49:03 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.

Man pleads not guilty for part in deadly I-10 crash (The Advocate)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:16 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man pleaded not guilty this morning to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.

Reports allege B.R. police misconduct post-Katrina (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:14 GMT
Out-of-state troopers accused Baton Rouge police of harassing black people, illegal searches and unnecessary violence in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to reports obtained by a Baton Rouge newspaper. The reports were obtained through a public records lawsuit by...

Report: Out-of-state troopers say Baton Rouge police harrassed blacks after Katrina (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:52:38 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Out-of-state troopers accused Baton Rouge police of harassing black people, illegal searches and unnecessary violence in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to reports obtained by a Baton Rouge newspaper. The reports were obtained through a public records lawsuit by The Advocate, which published the results Sunday. State police from New Mexico and Michigan reported ...

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abbeville 41 39 2
Addis 7 6 1
Alexandria 186 151 35
Baldwin 8 7 1
Ball 6 5 1
Basile 11 7 4
Baton Rouge 773 611 162
Bernice 5 5 0
Berwick 10 10 0
Blanchard 4 4 0
Bogalusa 60 38 22
Bossier City 238 197 41
Breaux Bridge 21 21 0
Broussard 21 17 4
Brusly 8 7 1
Church Point 16 16 0
Clinton 4 4 0
Coushatta 6 6 0
Covington 41 32 9
Crowley 37 36 1
Cullen 3 3 0
De Quincy 14 14 0
De Ridder 28 23 5
Delhi 15 10 5
Denham Springs 35 27 8
Dixie Inn 2 2 0
Elton 5 5 0
Erath 10 7 3
Eunice 42 35 7
Farmerville 12 12 0
Ferriday 19 18 1
Folsom 3 3 0
Franklin 23 22 1
Franklinton 18 13 5
French Settlement 2 2 0
Glenmora 1 1 0
Golden Meadow 5 5 0
Gonzales 31 31 0
Grambling 15 10 5
Gretna 110 84 26
Harahan 30 30 0
Haughton 7 7 0
Haynesville 6 5 1
Homer 9 9 0
Houma 81 69 12
Independence 8 8 0
Iowa 14 10 4
Jackson 6 6 0
Jeanerette 11 11 0
Jena 7 6 1
Jennings 35 26 9
Jonesboro 17 13 4
Kaplan 19 19 0
Kenner 216 168 48
Kentwood 9 9 0
Kinder 18 18 0
Krotz Springs 6 4 2
Lafayette 300 228 72
Lake Arthur 8 8 0
Lake Charles 192 176 16
Lake Providence 11 11 0
Lecompte 3 3 0
Leesville 29 29 0
Mamou 14 14 0
Mandeville 49 36 13
Mansfield 16 16 0
Many 21 16 5
Marksville 21 16 5
McNary 1 1 0
Minden 31 29 2
Morgan City 53 50 3
Napoleonville 2 2 0
Natchitoches 63 48 15
New Orleans 1,925 1,671 254
Olla 4 4 0
Opelousas 60 54 6
Patterson 18 18 0
Pearl River 13 8 5
Pineville 61 53 8
Plaquemine 33 31 2
Pollock 1 1 0
Ponchatoula 25 22 3
Port Allen 20 16 4
Port Barre 15 9 6
Port Vincent 3 3 0
Rayne 25 25 0
Rayville 10 10 0
Richwood 16 9 7
Ruston 48 41 7
Shreveport 616 534 82
Sicily Island 2 1 1
Simmesport 7 7 0
Springhill 16 15 1
St. Gabriel 14 14 0
St. Joseph 4 4 0
St. Martinville 19 13 6
Sterlington 9 8 1
Stonewall 2 2 0
Sulphur 60 43 17
Tallulah 13 13 0
Thibodaux 63 55 8
Tickfaw 7 7 0
Ville Platte 22 16 6
Vinton 15 15 0
Vivian 15 10 5
Washington 7 7 0
Waterproof 2 2 0
Welsh 14 14 0
West Monroe 79 74 5
Westlake 25 19 6
Westwego 38 37 1
Winnfield 23 19 4
Woodworth 7 5 2
Youngsville 10 8 2
Zachary 39 36 3
   
 

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Missing Persons for
Baton Rouge, LA


Endangered Runaway: TAMI PORTIER (LA)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:55:03 EST


Endangered Runaway: BARBARA HARRIS (LA)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:37:03 EST


Endangered Runaway: JANIECIA LAGRANGE (LA)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:39:43 EST


Endangered Runaway: EDWARD KEIL (LA)
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:47:30 EST


Endangered Runaway: JESSIE MOUILLE (LA)
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:06:40 EST


Endangered Runaway: RANDI LEBOUEUF (LA)
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:28:35 EST


Endangered Runaway: ZACHARY TESSLING (LA)
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:34:31 EST


Endangered Runaway: ANTHONY TESSLING (LA)
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:34:31 EST


Endangered Runaway: SHEMA STEPHENS (LA)
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:00:46 EST


Endangered Runaway: TIFFANY FREDIEU (LA)
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:18:37 EST


Endangered Missing: COREY GILBERT (LA)
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:12:39 EST


Endangered Runaway: RENASHA ROBERSON (LA)
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:38:10 EST


Endangered Runaway: CARLA DYER (LA)
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:41:24 EST


Endangered Runaway: JESSICA DANIELS (LA)
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:29:39 EST


Endangered Runaway: TAYLOR VALLIER (LA)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:49:46 EST


Endangered Missing: TARANIKA RAYMOND (LA)
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:27:31 EDT


Endangered Runaway: HARRIET BUDGEWATER (LA)
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:54:12 EDT


Endangered Runaway: JESSICA NOLAND (LA)
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:35:04 EDT


Endangered Runaway: HOLLY TRICHEL (LA)
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:08:06 EDT


Endangered Missing: WESLEY MORGAN (LA)
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:23 EDT