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Lafayette, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lafayette crime rate is higher than the Louisiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #115

Lafayette, LA	3,080.91
Louisiana	2,167.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lafayette, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lafayette, LA	Count	7	10	248	549	1,186	5,208	406	NA
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	5.6	8.0	198.2	438.8	947.9	4,162.3	324.5	NA	2,537
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.3	21.3	122.5	352.4	824.5	2,421.6	212.7	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lafayette, LA	Count	8	17	272	571	1,276	5,995	297	19
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	6.5	13.8	220.4	462.7	1,034.0	4,857.8	240.7	15.4	2,812
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	26.9	119.9	352.8	890.4	2,493.6	198.0	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lafayette, LA	Count	11	11	202	555	1,330	5,244	241	32
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	9.0	9.0	164.4	451.8	1,082.6	4,268.6	196.2	26.0	2,585
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	25.2	119.0	342.0	915.7	2,453.7	171.3	NA	1,965
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lafayette, LA	Count	6	15	232	590	1,194	5,040	277	50
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	4.9	12.3	190.6	484.7	980.9	4,140.4	227.6	41.1	2,548
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.7	114.5	401.9	1,012.5	2,476.6	199.4	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lafayette, LA	Count	12	20	240	668	1,432	5,267	290	26
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	10.4	17.3	208.0	579.0	1,241.1	4,565.0	251.3	22.5	3,022
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.2	114.9	395.6	1,002.2	2,427.1	218.2	NA	2,090
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lafayette, LA	Count	7	46	286	776	1,407	5,612	432	25
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	6.1	40.4	251.2	681.5	1,235.6	4,928.5	379.4	22.0	3,393
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.8	30.3	135.9	442.0	1,029.5	2,504.3	260.8	NA	2,245
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lafayette, LA	Count	10	73	307	886	1,421	4,839	506	34
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	8.8	64.2	269.8	778.8	1,249.0	4,253.3	444.8	29.9	3,548
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.9	27.9	135.9	480.4	982.1	2,529.4	311.6	NA	2,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lafayette, LA	Count	15	68	319	891	1,410	5,152	556	28
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	13.1	59.5	279.3	780.1	1,234.5	4,510.9	486.8	24.5	3,683
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	14.2	32.4	141.7	541.2	1,038.9	2,683.5	353.6	NA	2,495
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lafayette, LA	Count	10	73	231	828	1,296	4,566	531	17
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	9.4	68.7	217.5	779.7	1,220.5	4,299.9	500.1	16.0	3,527
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	12.4	36.4	133.6	515.4	1,049.2	2,579.7	364.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lafayette, LA	Count	8	91	141	751	1,233	4,691	418	30
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	7.1	81.1	125.7	669.6	1,099.3	4,182.4	372.7	26.7	3,154
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	9.9	31.4	118.0	435.1	870.6	2,494.5	318.1	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lafayette, LA		-0.33
Louisiana		7.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lafayette, LA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lafayette, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lafayette, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lafayette, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lafayette, LA	2.21
Louisiana	4.54
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lafayette, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lafayette, LA	Count	307	251	56
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	245.4	200.6	44.8	2.23
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	457.8	338.7	119.1	3.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Lafayette, LA	Count	305	245	60
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	248.3	199.4	48.8	2.24
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	510.6	397.6	113.0	4.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lafayette, LA	Count	313	257	56
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	257.1	211.1	46.0	2.34
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	513.9	388.6	125.3	4.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lafayette, LA	Count	321	259	62
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	278.2	224.5	53.7	2.51
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	542.8	405.8	137.0	4.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lafayette, LA	Count	308	253	55
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	270.5	222.2	48.3	2.46
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	557.5	401.9	155.6	4.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lafayette, LA	Count	305	246	59
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	268.1	216.2	51.9	2.42
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.9	403.1	123.8	4.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lafayette, LA	Count	291	225	66
	Lafayette, LA	Per 100,000	254.8	197.0	57.8	2.26
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.7	379.9	146.8	4.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lafayette, LA	Count	289	228	61
2005	Lafayette, LA	Count	300	228	72