Crime rate in Lake Charles, Louisiana (LA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 6 (8.3) | 6 (8.5) | 7 (9.9) | 6 (8.5) | 4 (6.0) | 10 (14.1) | 7 (9.7) | 11 (14.9) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 42 (58.4) | 43 (60.6) | 55 (77.4) | 44 (62.0) | 51 (76.3) | 46 (64.8) | 27 (37.6) | 31 (42.0) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 198 (275.1) | 139 (195.9) | 130 (183.0) | 153 (215.7) | 158 (236.3) | 199 (280.4) | 148 (206.1) | 178 (240.9) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 449 (623.8) | 336 (473.6) | 360 (506.7) | 359 (506.0) | 495 (740.2) | 368 (518.5) | 306 (426.2) | 327 (442.5) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 1,889 (2,624.5) | 1,678 (2,365.3) | 1,635 (2,301.5) | 1,720 (2,424.5) | 1,843 (2,755.8) | 2,158 (3,040.5) | 1,826 (2,543.4) | 1,974 (2,671.4) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 1,982 (2,753.7) | 2,288 (3,225.2) | 2,195 (3,089.8) | 1,678 (2,365.3) | 1,351 (2,020.2) | 1,081 (1,523.1) | 1,088 (1,515.4) | 1,356 (1,835.1) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 315 (437.6) | 197 (277.7) | 185 (260.4) | 240 (338.3) | 363 (542.8) | 207 (291.7) | 133 (185.2) | 205 (277.4) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 14 (19.5) | 31 (43.7) | 18 (25.3) | 3 (4.2) | 2 (3.0) | N/A | 0 (0.0) | N/A |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 297.7) | 578.0 | 516.4 | 523.9 | 505.0 | 587.1 | 544.6 | 434.0 | 488.5 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Violent crime rate in 2013
| Lake Charles: | 398.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 204.3 |
Violent crime rate in 2010
| Lake Charles: | 359.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2009
| Lake Charles: | 474.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2006
| Lake Charles: | 555.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2005
| Lake Charles: | 424.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| Lake Charles: | 426.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2003
| Lake Charles: | 397.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 262.6 |
Violent crime rate in 2002
| Lake Charles: | 505.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 272.2 |
Property crime rate in 2013
| Lake Charles: | 643.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 250.4 |
Property crime rate in 2010
| Lake Charles: | 590.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
Property crime rate in 2009
| Lake Charles: | 701.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
Property crime rate in 2006
| Lake Charles: | 707.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| Lake Charles: | 630.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| Lake Charles: | 630.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
Property crime rate in 2003
| Lake Charles: | 651.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 334.1 |
Property crime rate in 2002
| Lake Charles: | 702.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 336.9 |
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.40 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.39 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 180 (178 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.44 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.98 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 185 (183 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.52 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.89 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 183 (180 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.51 |
| Louisiana average: | 4.06 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 185 (178 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.54 |
| Louisiana average: | 4.03 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 181 (174 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.49 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.80 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 184 (179 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.57 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.90 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 192 (176 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.51 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.67 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 190 (179 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.54 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.87 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 195 (154 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.18 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.79 |
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Lake Charles
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