BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police and the East Baton Rouge coroner’s office report that 81 people have died in violent crimes so far this year, including 15 juveniles. Though the number of homicides is down from this time in 2025, the number of young people killed in homicides is up.
BRPD Lt. L. Jean McNeely said shooting incidents and shooting victims are slightly up, and youth violence is also trending upward from this time last year.
“There’s been a trend… involving juveniles,” BRPD Lt. L. Jean McNeely said. “Juveniles are more engaged and involved in criminal activity. They’re out there committing violent acts using guns.”…