Lafayette, VA has lower than average violent crime and higher than average property crime when compared to the national averages. Violent crime in Lafayette is 15.7 whereas the US average is 22.7, while property crime in Lafayette is 37.6 compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. While there is still an issue with property related crimes, it appears that Lafayette is fairly safe when it comes to violent crimes.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Lafayette violent crime is 15.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Lafayette property crime is 37.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Lafayette, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Vinton, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Vinton, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.