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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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Crime rate legend:
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 Low (50 - 199)
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Crime rates in Lake Charles by Year

Type

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2009

2010
Murders
(per 100,000)		11
(14.9)		4
(5.6)		6
(8.3)		6
(8.5)		7
(9.9)		6
(8.5)		4
(6.0)		10
(14.1)		7
(9.7)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		47
(63.7)		38
(53.0)		42
(58.4)		43
(60.6)		55
(77.4)		44
(62.0)		51
(76.3)		46
(64.8)		27
(37.6)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		173
(234.5)		157
(219.0)		198
(275.1)		139
(195.9)		130
(183.0)		153
(215.7)		158
(236.3)		199
(280.4)		148
(206.1)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		398
(539.5)		401
(559.3)		449
(623.8)		336
(473.6)		360
(506.7)		359
(506.0)		495
(740.2)		368
(518.5)		306
(426.2)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		1,443
(1,956.0)		1,721
(2,400.3)		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)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		2,158
(2,925.2)		1,900
(2,649.9)		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)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		248
(336.2)		365
(509.1)		315
(437.6)		197
(277.7)		185
(260.4)		240
(338.3)		363
(542.8)		207
(291.7)		133
(185.2)
Arson
(per 100,000)		20
(27.1)		27
(37.7)		14
(19.5)		31
(43.7)		18
(25.3)		3
(4.2)		2
(3.0)		N/A0
(0.0)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 310.6)518.4524.1575.6514.4521.8503.0584.8542.4432.2
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.



According to our research of Louisiana and other state lists there were 314 registered sex offenders living in Lake Charles, Louisiana as of January 25, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Charles to the number of sex offenders is 234 to 1.


See how dangerous Lake Charles, LA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Lake Charles:

432.2
Westlake:

162.1
Sulphur:

416.6
Iowa:

613.0
Vinton:

115.2
Welsh:

588.3
Kinder:

177.0
Jennings:

258.4
Lake Arthur:

97.8
Violent crime rate in 2010
Lake Charles:

358.4
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Lake Charles:

472.8
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2006
Lake Charles:

553.5
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Lake Charles:

422.3
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Lake Charles:

424.4
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Lake Charles:

395.9
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Lake Charles:

503.6
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Lake Charles:

435.2
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Lake Charles:

461.4
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2010
Lake Charles:

587.8
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Lake Charles:

699.0
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2006
Lake Charles:

704.4
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Lake Charles:

627.9
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Lake Charles:

627.8
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Lake Charles:

649.0
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Lake Charles:

699.2
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Lake Charles:

661.5
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Lake Charles:

564.5
U.S. Average:

331.5


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Murders per 100,000 population

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


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

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Officers

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Civilians

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Zip codes: 70601, 70605, 70607, 70615, 70669.


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