2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Fort Wayne, IN vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles has 42% more violent crime than Fort Wayne.
- Lake Charles has 21% more property crime than Fort Wayne.
 Fort Wayne, INLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock40.522.7
 Property Crime48.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  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 Fort Wayne, IndianaCrime Index
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 Tri-Lakes, IN18.4
 Zanesville, IN18.6
 Leo-Cedarville, IN19.1
 Huntertown, IN19.65
 Woodburn, IN20.95
 Hoagland, IN21.9
 Grabill, IN22.15
 Vera Cruz, IN22.25

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