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West Lafayette Crime Rate Report (Indiana)

West Lafayette crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in West Lafayette for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for West Lafayette in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 70.63% and the city property crime rate in West Lafayette was lower than the national property crime rate average by 35.78%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in West Lafayette was lower than the violent crime rate in Indiana by 62.17% and the city property crime rate in West Lafayette was lower than the property crime rate in Indiana by 6.32%.

Property and Violent Crime
West Lafayette Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
West Lafayette Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

West Lafayette Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault30
Arson0
Burglary26
Larceny and Theft422
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape12
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)500
Property Crime461
Violent Crime45
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault29
Arson1
Burglary19
Larceny and Theft433
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)510
Property Crime471
Violent Crime38

Property and Violent Crime Totals

West Lafayette Property Crime

West Lafayette Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

West Lafayette Crime 2025

West Lafayette Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

West Lafayette Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

West Lafayette Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this West Lafayette, Indiana crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the West Lafayette crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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