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Crime Rates in SEC Towns, aka Baton Rouge is a crime infested ghetto
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:26 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:26 am
Murder Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx. 2024 or most recent):
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~25-35 (city/parish high; 70-84 murders recent years, pop ~220k)
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~15-20+ (e.g., 29 homicides reported in 2024)
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): ~14.6
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~10-12
Austin, TX (Texas): ~6.6
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~8-12
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~5-10
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~5-10
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~5-8
Gainesville, FL (Florida): Low single digits (~3-7)
Columbia, MO (Missouri): Low single digits (~2-6)
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): Low (~2-5)
Auburn, AL (Auburn): Very low (~0-4)
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): Very low (~0-4)
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): Very low (~0-5)
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): Very low (~0-5)
Violent Crime Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx.):
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~900-1,000+
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): 1,124
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~550-650 (NeighborhoodScout ~564)
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~600-750
Austin, TX (Texas): ~400-500
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~500-700
Gainesville, FL (Florida): ~400-600 (college town effect)
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~400-600
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~300-500
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~250-400
Columbia, MO (Missouri): ~200-400
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): ~150-300
Auburn, AL (Auburn): ~150-300
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): ~150-250
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): ~100-250
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): ~100-250
Property Crime Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx.):
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~4,000-5,000+
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): ~4,500+
Austin, TX (Texas): ~3,300-3,700
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~2,700-3,000 (NeighborhoodScout ~2,927)
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~2,500-3,000
Gainesville, FL (Florida): ~2,500-3,500 (high theft)
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~2,500-4,000
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~2,000-3,000
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~2,000-3,000
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~2,000-3,000
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): ~1,500-2,500
Columbia, MO (Missouri): ~1,500-2,500
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): ~1,500-2,500
Auburn, AL (Auburn): ~1,500-2,500
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): ~1,000-2,000
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): ~1,000-2,000
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~25-35 (city/parish high; 70-84 murders recent years, pop ~220k)
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~15-20+ (e.g., 29 homicides reported in 2024)
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): ~14.6
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~10-12
Austin, TX (Texas): ~6.6
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~8-12
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~5-10
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~5-10
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~5-8
Gainesville, FL (Florida): Low single digits (~3-7)
Columbia, MO (Missouri): Low single digits (~2-6)
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): Low (~2-5)
Auburn, AL (Auburn): Very low (~0-4)
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): Very low (~0-4)
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): Very low (~0-5)
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): Very low (~0-5)
Violent Crime Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx.):
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~900-1,000+
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): 1,124
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~550-650 (NeighborhoodScout ~564)
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~600-750
Austin, TX (Texas): ~400-500
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~500-700
Gainesville, FL (Florida): ~400-600 (college town effect)
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~400-600
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~300-500
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~250-400
Columbia, MO (Missouri): ~200-400
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): ~150-300
Auburn, AL (Auburn): ~150-300
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): ~150-250
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): ~100-250
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): ~100-250
Property Crime Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx.):
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU): ~4,000-5,000+
Nashville, TN (Vanderbilt): ~4,500+
Austin, TX (Texas): ~3,300-3,700
Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama): ~2,700-3,000 (NeighborhoodScout ~2,927)
Knoxville, TN (Tennessee): ~2,500-3,000
Gainesville, FL (Florida): ~2,500-3,500 (high theft)
Columbia, SC (South Carolina): ~2,500-4,000
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~2,000-3,000
Athens, GA (Georgia): ~2,000-3,000
Lexington, KY (Kentucky): ~2,000-3,000
College Station, TX (Texas A&M): ~1,500-2,500
Columbia, MO (Missouri): ~1,500-2,500
Norman, OK (Oklahoma): ~1,500-2,500
Auburn, AL (Auburn): ~1,500-2,500
Starkville, MS (Mississippi State): ~1,000-2,000
Oxford, MS (Ole Miss): ~1,000-2,000
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:26 am to Capn_Bevo
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:28 am to Capn_Bevo
OP is clearly triggered by the homeless infestation on UTranny’s campus and weekly shootings where students go out at night 
More homeless murders of students on campus in the last 20 years than men’s Big 3 titles…
Yikes.
More homeless murders of students on campus in the last 20 years than men’s Big 3 titles…
Yikes.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:31 am to Capn_Bevo
Just your typical night out in Austin!!!
At least nobody got shot, at least in this video.
At least nobody got shot, at least in this video.
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:33 am to Capn_Bevo
FWIW, your chances of getting attacked by a machete wielding hobo with 40 priors are much higher in Austin than BR.
Keep reelecting Garza and you'll be top 3 in no time
Keep reelecting Garza and you'll be top 3 in no time
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:36 am to NorthTxLSU
Yep.
SEC Rant thinks LSU students hang out in North BR
Meanwhile, at UTranny, you have to fight off and step over the homeless just to get to class.
Poor Haruka…her parents wish she went to LSU.
SEC Rant thinks LSU students hang out in North BR
Meanwhile, at UTranny, you have to fight off and step over the homeless just to get to class.
Poor Haruka…her parents wish she went to LSU.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:36 am to Capn_Bevo
the LSU fans who left that third world shithole for Texas are going to be really mad about this
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:39 am to NFLSU
Make a few more desperate posts in this thread, nflsu. Try to change the subject to anything but the obscene crime rate in Baton Rouge. It is what it is. For its size, Austin is relatively safe. On the other hand, for its size, Baton Rouge punches way above its weight in being a dangerous ghetto. Why is that?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:39 am to NFLSU
The Usual Suspects
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:39 am to tBrand
Meanwhile, every weekend in Austin looks like this:
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:39 am to tBrand
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:40 am to Capn_Bevo
quote:Yeah but when you take into account diversity, it basically cancels out the negatives of those crimes. So really Baton Rouge is more of a utopia when looking at it from that perspective
Crime Rates in SEC Towns, aka Baton Rouge is a crime infested ghetto
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:40 am to Capn_Bevo
I don't know what the hell has spurred all of these town comparison threads lately, other than it's the offseason, but I can't lie, so far it seems like Norman, Ok and Columbia, MO are pretty solid places to live.
I'm a lifelong Lexingtonian, and I'll be honest, I've always thought we were pretty rock solid as far as size v crime. Even the "bad" part of Lexington I don't worry about my safety. Not saying be stupid, but there isn't some "no-go" zone. White and black folks here have always seemed to get along more or less. Nothing too wild and crazy. Certainly nowhere in the vicinity of the nonsense I see posted on here about what goes on in Baton Rouge.
Lexington also isnt an expensive city to live in by any stretch, though obviousl, that's gotten worse as we all have seen all over this great country of ours.
So if your cost of living and crime rates are lowe than ours here in Lexington, which is a great place to live and raise a family, you're doing something right.
I imagine people are going to respond saying there isn't a ton to do in Norman or Columbia, but what do you really need?
I'm a lifelong Lexingtonian, and I'll be honest, I've always thought we were pretty rock solid as far as size v crime. Even the "bad" part of Lexington I don't worry about my safety. Not saying be stupid, but there isn't some "no-go" zone. White and black folks here have always seemed to get along more or less. Nothing too wild and crazy. Certainly nowhere in the vicinity of the nonsense I see posted on here about what goes on in Baton Rouge.
Lexington also isnt an expensive city to live in by any stretch, though obviousl, that's gotten worse as we all have seen all over this great country of ours.
So if your cost of living and crime rates are lowe than ours here in Lexington, which is a great place to live and raise a family, you're doing something right.
I imagine people are going to respond saying there isn't a ton to do in Norman or Columbia, but what do you really need?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:41 am to Henry Jones Jr
You should be in Congress
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:41 am to UKWildcats
quote:Kiffin saying that he hears Baton Rouge doesn’t look segregated and how it’s so diverse
I don't know what the hell has spurred all of these town comparison threads lately, other than it's the offseason, but I can't lie, so far it seems like Norman, Ok and Columbia, MO are pretty solid places to live.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:41 am to Capn_Bevo
quote:
Make a few more desperate posts
…like your OP?
We get it.
You’re really embarrassed that UTranny has seen more students murdered by the homeless on campus in the last 20 years than men’s Big 3 titles.
You’ve made that really clear
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:45 am to UKWildcats
quote:I'd throw College Station in there, too. Norman is real close to Oklahoma City. I've been there on business multiple times and think it's a great town.
I don't know what the hell has spurred all of these town comparison threads lately, other than it's the offseason, but I can't lie, so far it seems like Norman, Ok and Columbia, MO are pretty solid places to live.
I grew up in Austin and now have too many ties to leave right now. But it's become way too big for my taste. I'd rather live in College Station, as one example.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:49 am to Capn_Bevo
quote:
Murder Rate (per 100k) - Highest to Lowest (approx. 2024 or most recent):
Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas): ~5-10
Most of that was the work of one serial killer though
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:51 am to Capn_Bevo
quote:
aka Baton Rouge is a crime infested ghetto
means we should get all the top recruits
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:53 am to Capn_Bevo
Wow, looks like NFLSU spurred OP into creating a sad response thread.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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