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Baton Rouge police report overall declines in most crimes; chief highlights new long‑range drone and domestic‑violence focus
Summary
Chief Mike Kimball told the Metropolitan Council on Jan. 14 that most categories of crime fell in 2025 — including shootings and vehicle thefts — while stabbings rose in some neighborhoods; he described a newly purchased long‑endurance drone and new domestic‑violence response steps.
Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Mike Kimball told the Metropolitan Council on Jan. 14 that most categories of crime fell in 2025, but he urged continued attention to an increase in stabbings and to domestic‑violence‑related homicides in parts of the parish. “Crime was down in every single category that we can measure except for stabbings,” Kimball said, summarizing the department’s year‑end report.
Kimball gave council members percentage changes he said were reflected in department statistics: homicides down roughly 15 percent, shooting incidents down about 20 percent, overall gun violence down about 18.5…
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