Lafayette, LA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lafayette is 5,081.3 per 100,000 people. That's 116.60% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 44.20% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 177.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lafayette each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Lafayette is 562.1 per 100,000 people.
• That's 44.93% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -12.10% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 22.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lafayette each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Lafayette is 4,519.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's 130.79% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 56.68% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.