| | Lake Charles, LA | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | United States |
| | 40.5 | 21.2 | 22.7 |
| | 61.2 | 50 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Lake Charles, Louisiana | Crime Index |
| DeQuincy, LA | 18.2 |
| Vinton, LA | 23.9 |
| Hackberry, LA | 24.2 |
| Hayes, LA | 26.6 |
| Prien, LA | 26.7 |
| Cameron, LA | 27.2 |
| Westlake, LA | 28.8 |
| Gillis, LA | 33.6 |
| Starks, LA | 35.1 |
| Carlyss, LA | 38.5 |