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Lafayette Crime Rate Report (Louisiana)

Lafayette crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lafayette for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lafayette in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 244.63% and the city property crime rate in Lafayette was higher than the national property crime rate average by 124.95%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lafayette was higher than the violent crime rate in Louisiana by 119.2% and the city property crime rate in Lafayette was higher than the property crime rate in Louisiana by 75.58%.

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

Lafayette Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,253
Arson5
Burglary1,047
Larceny and Theft2,812
Motor Vehicle Theft370
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape44
Robbery81
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)5,045
Property Crime4,229
Violent Crime1,383
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,085
Arson0
Burglary976
Larceny and Theft3,176
Motor Vehicle Theft442
Murder and Manslaughter16
Rape38
Robbery78
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)5,410
Property Crime4,594
Violent Crime1,217

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lafayette Property Crime

Lafayette Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lafayette Crime 2025

Lafayette Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lafayette Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lafayette Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lafayette, Louisiana 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 Lafayette crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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