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Lake Charles, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #121

Lake Charles, LA	3,292.77
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.

Lake Charles, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lake Charles, LA	Count	11	31	178	327	1,974	1,356	205	NA
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	14.9	42.0	240.9	442.5	2,671.4	1,835.1	277.4	NA	3,170
	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
2010	Lake Charles, LA	Count	7	27	148	306	1,826	1,088	133	0
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	9.7	37.6	206.1	426.2	2,543.4	1,515.4	185.2	0.0	2,813
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	10	46	199	368	2,158	1,081	207	NA
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	14.1	64.8	280.4	518.5	3,040.5	1,523.1	291.7	NA	3,521
	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
2006	Lake Charles, LA	Count	4	51	158	495	1,843	1,351	363	2
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	6.0	76.3	236.3	740.2	2,755.8	2,020.2	542.8	3.0	3,720
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	6	44	153	359	1,720	1,678	240	3
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	8.5	62.0	215.7	506.0	2,424.5	2,365.3	338.3	4.2	3,239
	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

Lake Charles, LA		-0.20
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.

Lake Charles, LA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Lake Charles, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Charles, 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
2010	Lake Charles, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lake Charles, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Lake Charles, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lake Charles, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lake Charles, LA	2.34
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.

Lake Charles, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lake Charles, LA	Count	182	179	3
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	244.4	240.4	4.0	2.42
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	180	178	2
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	246.9	244.2	2.7	2.46
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	185	183	2
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	254.6	251.9	2.8	2.53
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	183	180	3
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	254.9	250.7	4.2	2.53
	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
2008	Lake Charles, LA	Count	185	178	7
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	264.0	254.0	10.0	2.59
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	181	174	7
	Lake Charles, LA	Per 100,000	258.7	248.7	10.0	2.54
	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	Lake Charles, LA	Count	184	179	5
2005	Lake Charles, LA	Count	192	176	16