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Homicides fell in 2025. Porch theft did not take the year off.
East Baton Rouge Parish recorded 94 homicides in 2025 — the first year under 100 since the pandemic, according to The Advocate. That is progress. It is not a reason to leave the sliding glass unlocked on a Tuesday.
What the 2025 numbers actually say
The Advocate reported a final 2025 tally of 94 homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish, down from 113 in 2024. District Attorney Hillar Moore called the direction good and the number still unacceptable. 2021 remains the parish high-water mark at 149. BRPD cleared about 62% of 2025 homicide cases, above the national average.
Those are parish-wide figures. They mix downtown, Mid City, Shenandoah, and the industrial north. NeighborhoodScout’s 2024 FBI-based city profile put Baton Rouge’s overall crime rate near 59 per 1,000 residents. Open Data BR publishes combined BRPD and EBRSO incidents daily — the dataset to check before anyone quotes a scare number.
WAFB’s 2026 I-TEAM found thousands of incidents still logged inside the parish’s crime-prevention districts, where residents already pay extra millage for patrols. Forest Oak Windsor, Melrose East, Delmont, and Sherwood Forest were among the busiest. Extra patrols are not 24/7 monitoring. A car in the subdivision is not an ADT operator.
Safer ZIPs still order doorbells
Local MLS analysis of parish incident data through August 2026 put violent crime around 1.0–2.2 per 1,000 in 70817 (Shenandoah, Old Jefferson), 70739 (Greenwell Springs), 70818 (Central), and 70810 (Highland Road, Bluebonnet, University Club), versus a parish-wide rate near 6.7. Those are the ZIPs people call “quiet.” They still lose Amazon boxes off the stoop. They still leave for LSU Saturdays. They still work shifts along the river.
Baton Rouge homeowners can trust a SafeStreets security system monitored by ADT. The system is for the hours no one is looking out the window — not a claim that your street is dangerous.
What people actually order after a break-in or a stolen generator
Door and window sensors, including the patio slider. A doorbell camera if packages sit out front. Outdoor cameras if the driveway or carport holds a generator before a tropical storm. Cellular backup so the panel still reaches ADT when Entergy drops. That is the Baton Rouge order, not a twelve-camera quote unless you ask for one.
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Sources: The Advocate (Jan 2026 homicide tally); Open Data BR combined crime incidents; WAFB I-TEAM on crime-prevention districts (April 2026); NeighborhoodScout 2024 FBI release. Numbers change. We cite the year.