Crime in Lafayette Metro Area, Louisiana

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

Lafayette Metro Area violent crime is 24.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Lafayette Metro Area property crime is 44.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Lafayette, Louisiana does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Lafayette, LA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	716.9	2.5	68.7	152.4	493.3	6200.4	1082.1	4636.7	481.6
2001	948.5	4.5	67.2	177	699.8	6464.6	1209	4827.1	428.4
2002	943.1	2.7	76.9	154.6	708.9	6680.3	1257.8	4975.9	446.7
2003	1120.8	6.3	291.2	148.7	674.7	5934.8	1072.5	4439.5	422.9
2004	909.5	5.3	76.7	145.3	682.1	6494	1187.7	4945.2	361.1
2005	883.6	7.1	81.1	125.7	669.6	5654.4	1099.3	4182.4	372.7
2006	1075.4	9.4	68.7	217.5	779.7	6020.4	1220.5	4299.9	500.1
2007	1132.1	13.1	59.5	279.3	780.1	6232.3	1234.5	4510.9	486.8
2008	1121.6	8.8	64.2	269.8	778.8	5947.1	1249	4253.3	444.8
2009	979.2	6.1	40.4	251.2	681.5	6543.5	1235.6	4928.5	379.4
2010	814.7	10.4	17.3	208	579	6057.5	1241.1	4565	251.3
2011	692.5	4.9	12.3	190.6	484.7	5348.9	980.9	4140.4	227.6
2012	634.1	9	9	164.4	451.8	5547.3	1082.6	4268.6	196.2
2013		6.5	13.8	220.4	462.7	6132.5	1034	4857.8	240.7
2014	650.6	5.6	8	198.2	438.8	5434.7	947.9	4162.3	324.5
2015	559.4	14.9	14.9	131.2	398.4	5305.1	796.7	4191	317.4
2016	497.2	8.5	14.7	114.8	359.1	4977.4	795	3888.4	294
2017	560.3	17.1	16.3	136	390.9	4555.9	785.6	3539.5	230.8
2018	533.7	7.1	16.5	123.8	386.4	4610	798.6	3515.1	296.3
2019	524.1	11.1	12.6	116.8	383.6	4304.9	814.6	3236.9	253.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lafayette, LA	524.1	4,304.9	114,212	2	2019
Broussard, LA	246.4	3,303.8	5,892	6	2019
Scott, LA	137.5	2,968.5	8,780	6	2019
Carencro, LA	362.2	2,301.1	8,466	7	2019
Breaux Bridge, LA	509.9	7,344.9	8,451	7	2019
Youngsville, LA	93.2	1,045.3	13,679	8	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lafayette, LA	524.1	4,304.9	114,212	2	2019
Baton Rouge, LA	936.3	5,290.3	227,403	55	2019
Beaumont, TX	1,046.7	3,615.8	116,450	129	2019
Shreveport, LA	779.5	4,899.3	202,189	188	2019
Pasadena, TX	545.9	2,512.2	145,235	192	2019
League City, TX	110.6	1,359.2	101,436	193	2019

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