The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today released “CityStats,” a report of nearly 50 statistical indicators measuring various aspects of quality of life in East Baton Rouge Parish, including measures of civic involvement, public safety, education and other areas. The study looks at everything from attendance at cultural events to the number of patents issued locally, and from the amount of trash that gets recycled to how people feel about the police department. The foundation plans to fund a new report every year, providing a snapshot of “where we are, how far we’ve come, and where we need to go,” the report says. The process started with three community meetings, led by Jacksonville Community Council Inc., and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber compiled the research. The foundation says it will use the report to guide the grants it makes to nonprofits. The report is available here or at BRCityStats.org.
New report breaks Baton Rouge down by the numbers
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