2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Jacksonville, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles has 8% more violent crime than Jacksonville.
- Lake Charles has 18% more property crime than Jacksonville.
 Jacksonville, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock40.522.7
 Property Crime50.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Jacksonville    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Well let me say something here. We have lived in this city for over a year and we see crimes everywhere. Oh we do see the police. They have radar set up in non traffic  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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 Jacksonville, TexasCrime Index
 Rusk, TX19.5
 Gallatin, TX20.9
 Shadybrook, TX23.1
 Reklaw, TX24.15
 New Summerfield, TX27.25
 Cuney, TX34.05
 Wells, TX36.05
 Jacksonville, TX43.8
 Alto, TX44.05

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