Baton Rouge CBCR

To empower the Baton Rouge community 

Project Overview

  • To empower community members by establishing a community member led advisory council to support and direct law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime, dismantle gang activity, and enhance police-community relations

  • To empower a community member led advisory council with knowledge about community perceptions, local risk factors, crime, and group activity to direct crime prevention and response efforts in the Baton Rouge Area

  • To deploy data-driven, community member initiated programming and law enforcement strategies as a mechanism to build social cohesion, improve collective efficacy, and reduce crime

Award Amount

$1,000,000

Grant Term

48 Months

Start Date

October 1, 2019

Funding Source

Bureau of Justice Assistance