2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lake Charles, LA vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 48% less violent crime than Lake Charles.
- Portland has 27% less property crime than Lake Charles.
 Lake Charles, LAPortland, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock21.122.7
 Property Crime61.2  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lake Charles, LouisianaCrime Index
 DeQuincy, LA18.2
 Vinton, LA23.9
 Hackberry, LA24.2
 Hayes, LA26.55
 Prien, LA26.65
 Cameron, LA27.15
 Westlake, LA28.75
 Gillis, LA33.55
 Starks, LA35.05
 Carlyss, LA38.5

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