CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Lafayette Police Department

Crime in Lafayette, LA

The violent crime rate in Lafayette is 1,104 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 153% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is unchanged compared with the previous 12 months.

Office buildings in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana.
Photo: TheLionHasSeen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

1,104 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,352 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

No change vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,364 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,121 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−10% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,468 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,473 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 122,489, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Lafayette sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,104

Lafayette has the 17th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 285 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Lafayette; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Peoria, IL1,18112
Birmingham, AL1,15913
St. Louis, MO1,15114
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620
Anchorage, AK1,01521
Minneapolis, MN1,01122

The places closest to Lafayette in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Lafayette crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Lafayette Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Lafayette with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Lafayette, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Harrison County, MS (Sheriff), 176 miles away.

Lafayette and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Lafayette, LA1,104
Harrison County, MS (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map79176 mi
Gulfport, MS743176 mi
Jackson, MS373181 mi
Shreveport, LA1,045188 mi
Pasadena, TX370193 mi
Houston, TX837203 mi
Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map114301 mi
Little Rock, AR1,463313 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 72 reported59−15% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 5 reported4.1no change vs. a year ago
  • Theft, including from vehiclesAll theft without force or entry; this agency does not report thefts from vehicles separatelyProperty, 2,819 reported2,301−11% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,045 reported853+8% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 249 reported203−38% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent7259—−15%
HomicideViolent54.1—no change
Theft, including from vehiclesProperty2,8192,301—−11%
BurglaryProperty1,045853—+8%
Vehicle theftProperty249203—−38%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Lafayette Police Department sends the FBI. Lafayette Police Department does not report thefts from vehicles (NIBRS codes 23F and 23G) separately to the FBI, so they are counted with the rest of theft. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (89th highest rate of 155), robbery (75th highest rate of 152) and burglary (2nd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime no change

050100150AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul100126
Violent crimes per month in Lafayette, LA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025130Aug 2024110
Sep 2025126Sep 2024113
Oct 2025115Oct 2024106
Nov 2025117Nov 2024108
Dec 202588Dec 2024103
Jan 202693Jan 202599
Feb 202692Feb 2025101
Mar 2026118Mar 2025115
Apr 2026117Apr 2025122
May 2026135May 2025134
Jun 2026121Jun 2025112
Jul 2026100Jul 2025126

Homicides 5 vs. 5

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Homicides per month in Lafayette, LA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20253Aug 20242
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20242
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20261Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250

1 in 2026 through July, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Lafayette, LA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 20261002950
Jun 20261213620
May 20261353970
Apr 20261173370
Mar 20261183410
Feb 2026923341
Jan 2026933230
Dec 2025883850
Nov 20251172920
Oct 20251153730
Sep 20251263501
Aug 20251303323
Jul 20251264060
Jun 20251123430
May 20251344130
Apr 20251223380
Mar 20251153320
Feb 20251013151
Jan 2025993700
Dec 20241033900
Nov 20241083902
Oct 20241063990
Sep 20241134110
Aug 20241104472
Jul 20241154800
Jun 20241024251
May 20241294750
Apr 20241194854
Mar 20241244323
Feb 20241064591
Jan 2024775060
Dec 20231172804
Nov 20231065193
Oct 20231165894
Sep 2023995501
Aug 2023985492

How Lafayette compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
231Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208572121,845Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Lafayette in population, Lafayette included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026

All 2 places in Louisiana on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
3Little Rock, AR1,4634,090205,320Jul 2026
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
48Gulfport, MS7433,48975,068Jul 2026
142Jackson, MS3731,370138,701Jul 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
275Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114331190,022Aug 2026
291Harrison County, MS (Sheriff)791,05855,596Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Lafayette by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Lafayette side by side with Shreveport, Hartford or Billings, or with any other place.

Other cities in Louisiana

1 city page, closest first

Louisiana as a whole has 455 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Lafayette’s rate is 142% above the state’s.

Shreveport

All 2 cities in Louisiana

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Lafayette safe?

By reported violent crime, Lafayette is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,104 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, unchanged versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Lafayette?

This site does not have one for Lafayette. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Lafayette compares with nearby places such as Harrison County, MS (Sheriff) instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Lafayette?

1,104 violent and 3,364 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,473 incidents reported to Lafayette Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 72 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,045 burglaries and 2,819 thefts, including thefts from vehicles, which Lafayette Police Department does not report separately.

Is crime in Lafayette going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime unchanged and property crime −10% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Lafayette had in 2026?

Lafayette Police Department reported 1 homicide from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 5, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Lafayette Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset LA0280300). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Lafayette

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat7259−15%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,045853+8%
Vehicle theft249203−38%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

LA0280300
Source
Lafayette Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset LA0280300)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Lafayette Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)