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) | 4 (5.6) | 6 (8.3) | 6 (8.5) | 7 (9.9) | 6 (8.5) | 4 (6.0) | 10 (14.1) | 7 (9.7) | 11 (14.9) | 3 (4.0) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 38 (53.0) | 42 (58.4) | 43 (60.6) | 55 (77.4) | 44 (62.0) | 51 (76.3) | 46 (64.8) | 27 (37.6) | 31 (42.0) | 42 (55.6) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 157 (219.0) | 198 (275.1) | 139 (195.9) | 130 (183.0) | 153 (215.7) | 158 (236.3) | 199 (280.4) | 148 (206.1) | 178 (240.9) | 149 (197.2) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 401 (559.3) | 449 (623.8) | 336 (473.6) | 360 (506.7) | 359 (506.0) | 495 (740.2) | 368 (518.5) | 306 (426.2) | 327 (442.5) | 365 (483.0) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 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) | 1,974 (2,671.4) | 1,588 (2,101.5) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 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) | 1,356 (1,835.1) | 1,299 (1,719.1) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 365 (509.1) | 315 (437.6) | 197 (277.7) | 185 (260.4) | 240 (338.3) | 363 (542.8) | 207 (291.7) | 133 (185.2) | 205 (277.4) | 170 (225.0) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 27 (37.7) | 14 (19.5) | 31 (43.7) | 18 (25.3) | 3 (4.2) | 2 (3.0) | N/A | 0 (0.0) | N/A | 0 (0.0) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 294.6) | 526.2 | 578.0 | 516.4 | 543.4 | 523.8 | 609.0 | 564.9 | 450.1 | 506.7 | 442.0 |
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 352 registered sex offenders living in Lake Charles, Louisiana as of September 26, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Charles to the number of sex offenders is 209 to 1.
Violent crime rate in 2015
| Lake Charles: | 403.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 207.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2013
| Lake Charles: | 413.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 204.3 |
Violent crime rate in 2010
| Lake Charles: | 373.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2009
| Lake Charles: | 492.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2006
| Lake Charles: | 576.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2005
| Lake Charles: | 439.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| Lake Charles: | 442.0 |
| 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 |
Violent crime rate in 2001
| Lake Charles: | 437.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.6 |
Property crime rate in 2015
| Lake Charles: | 540.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 220.1 |
Property crime rate in 2013
| Lake Charles: | 667.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 250.4 |
Property crime rate in 2010
| Lake Charles: | 612.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
Property crime rate in 2009
| Lake Charles: | 728.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
Property crime rate in 2006
| Lake Charles: | 733.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| Lake Charles: | 653.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| Lake Charles: | 653.8 |
| 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 |
Property crime rate in 2001
| Lake Charles: | 664.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 337.2 |
| 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: | 2.49 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.90 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 192 (176 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.45 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.67 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 190 (179 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.49 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.87 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 195 (154 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.15 |
| Louisiana average: | 3.79 |
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