2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Emporia, KS vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles has 67% more violent crime than Emporia.
- Lake Charles has 42% more property crime than Emporia.
 Emporia, KSLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock40.522.7
 Property Crime35.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

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

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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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Emporia, KansasCrime Index
 Americus, KS13.7
 Admire, KS15.05
 Olpe, KS15.55
 Neosho Rapids, KS16.85
 Allen, KS18.7
 Hartford, KS18.75
 Reading, KS19.2
 Bushong, KS19.45
 Emporia, KS24.6

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