Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has about 453,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Baton Rouge Parish depends on where the incident happened: the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from East Baton Rouge Parish
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In East Baton Rouge Parish that is the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Department of Public Safety State Capitol Detail in East Baton Rouge Parish; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 441 violent and 4,404 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,041 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 225-308-3400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at ebrso.org/resources/prison-inmate-list-disclaimer (page title: Prison Inmate List Disclaimer), phone 225-308-3400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish
The four cities the FBI lists in East Baton Rouge Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Baton Rouge: 6,569 arrests reported for 2023.
- Central: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 52 arrests reported for 2025.
- Zachary: 60 violent and 405 property crimes reported for 2025; 475 arrests reported for 2025.
- Baker: 48 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025; 161 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: East Baton Rouge Parish in 2025
The four agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 551 violent and 4,963 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,729 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
The Louisiana Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 225-389-3400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Baton Rouge Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in East Baton Rouge Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Department of Public Safety State Capitol Detail in East Baton Rouge Parish.
How do I get a report from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 225-308-3400. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official East Baton Rouge Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.