| | Lake Charles, LA | Lafayette, LA | United States |
| | 40.5 | 38 | 22.7 |
| | 61.2 | 72.9 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
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 |
Reviews for Lake Charles 
34 Reviews
I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it More
Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an More
Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the More
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Reviews for Lafayette 
37 Reviews
I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern More
I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with More
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