Lake Charles, LA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Charles is 3,692.6 per 100,000 people. That's 57.40% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 4.79% 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 193.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Lake Charles is 517.2 per 100,000 people.
• That's 33.37% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -19.11% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 31.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Lake Charles is 3,175.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 62.16% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 10.09% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.