Baton Rouge, LA Profile

Baton Rouge, LA, population 225,388, is located in Louisiana's East Baton Rouge county, about 54.0 miles from Lafayette and 68.0 miles from Metairie.

Through the 90's Baton Rouge's population has grown by about 4%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Baton Rouge has declined by about 3%. Since 2005 Baton Rouge's population has grown by about 2%.

Baton Rouge's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Louisiana's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Baton Rouge tend to be much higher than Louisiana's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	46%
	African American	50%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	228,576	N/A
2001	226,622	-0.85%
2002	224,512	-0.93%
2003	224,152	-0.16%
2004	223,988	-0.07%
2005	221,997	-0.89%
2006	229,947	3.58%
2007	226,683	-1.42%
2008	224,983	-0.75%
2009	225,388	0.18%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$30,368

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,119
2002	1,168
2003	1,254
2004	1,081
2005	1,202
2006	1,403
2007	1,145
2008	1,185
2009	1,265
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	46	62	1,071	1,368
2002	59	133	1,107	1,371
2003	41	117	1,039	1,642
2004	47	79	906	1,412
2005	49	83	993	1,573
2006	57	93	1049	1755
2007	71	72	1015	1457
2008	67	65	1032	1526
2009	75	55	1135	1558
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,732
2002	7,124
2003	7,022
2004	6,821
2005	6,405
2006	6,976
2007	5,972
2008	5,494
2009	6,119
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,716	12,128	1,758
2002	4,070	10,763	1,446
2003	3,887	10,403	1,607
2004	4,036	9,822	1,562
2005	3,940	8,949	1,489
2006	4021	9209	1454
2007	3847	8617	1179
2008	3783	7711	974
2009	4268	8459	929
2010	-	-	-