Annual homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish
Homicides surged in East Baton Rouge — and much of the United States — amid the social and economic upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. A drop in 2022 marks the first such decline since 2019
This chart shows the number of homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish every year from 2003 to 2022. There were 48 homicides in 2003, 60 in 2004, 62 in 2005, 74 in 2006, 96 in 2007, 86 in 2008, 87 in 2009, 81 in 2010, 80 in 2011, 84 in 2012, 64 in 2013, 63 in 2014, 78 in 2015, 62 in 2016, 106 in 2017, 83 in 2018, 81 in 2019, 114 in 2020, 149 in 2021 and 106 in 2022.
