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Is Lafayette, LA Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Lafayette, Louisiana reported 861.47 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 4.58 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 673.32 per 100,000 above that reference, with 1,047 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Lafayette, Louisiana reported 1,032.61 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 4.50 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 803.05 per 100,000 above that reference, with 1,255 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Lafayette, Louisiana reported 2,322.75 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 2.10 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 1,215.78 per 100,000 above that reference, with 2,823 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Lafayette, Louisiana reported 306.90 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.59 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 113.90 per 100,000 above that reference, with 373 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Lafayette, Louisiana reported 66.65 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.38 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 18.41 per 100,000 above that reference, with 81 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Lafayette, LA has an adjusted safety score of 34.13 out of 100. It ranks #4 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Louisiana. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing.

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Chart of Lafayette, LA crime statistics: Lafayette reported 1,385 violent offenses in 2025, 5.8% more than in 2024. Shows changes for eight offense types, grouped as violent and property.
Lafayette reported 1,385 violent offenses in 2025, 5.8% more than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, LA0280300. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Data, definitions and reuse

Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan99371
Feb101315
Mar115332
Apr122337
May134413
Jun112342
Jul126406
Aug130332
Sep126350
Oct115373
Nov117292
Dec88385

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34.13 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety38.05
Property security31.31
Community order28.56

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Lafayette in 7 numbers

  1. Burglary rose by a third. 1,047 reports in 2025 vs 805 in 2024 (+30%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. Almost half of all reports are property crime. 4,781 of 8,860 reports (54.0%); larceny-theft alone is 2,823 (31.9%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 80% of homicides cleared vs 10.1% of burglaries and 18.8% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. Larceny-theft moved the other way. Down 28% (2,823 vs 3,933), with May (268) running 1.3× February (208).
  5. Larceny-theft is volatile but down. Monthly counts swung 1.3× (May 268 vs Feb 208); the year finished 28% below 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Vandalism (760) and drug/narcotic violations (756) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (1,410, 15.9% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 263 larcenies vs May’s 268 is a gap of 5 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, LA0280300). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 81 66.65 48.24 1.38× national
Aggravated Assault 1255 1032.61 229.56 4.5× national
Burglary 1047 861.47 188.15 4.58× national
Larceny-theft 2823 2322.75 1106.97 2.1× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 373 306.9 193.0 1.59× national
Chart of Lafayette, LA crime statistics: Lafayette reported 1,385 violent offenses in 2025, 5.8% more than in 2024. Shows changes for eight offense types, grouped as violent and property.
Lafayette reported 1,385 violent offenses in 2025, 5.8% more than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, LA0280300. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Lafayette monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Burglary, month by month

↑ Increasing, 1047 reports vs 805 in 2024 (up 30% in reported data).

Burglary 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20257964.5Full
Feb 20258468.58Full
Mar 20257863.68Full
Apr 20257863.68Full
May 202510686.54Full
Jun 20258266.94Full
Jul 20259375.93Full
Aug 20258266.94Full
Sep 202510384.09Full
Oct 20259275.11Full
Nov 20256553.07Full
Dec 202510585.72Full

Aggravated Assault, month by month

→ Stable, 1255 reports vs 1171 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20259375.93Full
Feb 20259174.29Full
Mar 202510888.17Full
Apr 202511593.89Full
May 202511896.34Full
Jun 20259577.56Full
Jul 202511392.25Full
Aug 202511795.52Full
Sep 202511795.52Full
Oct 202510283.27Full
Nov 202510686.54Full
Dec 20258065.31Full

Larceny-theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 2823 reports vs 3933 in 2024 (down 28% in reported data).

Larceny-theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 2025249203.28Full
Feb 2025208169.81Full
Mar 2025229186.96Full
Apr 2025223182.06Full
May 2025268218.8Full
Jun 2025218177.98Full
Jul 2025264215.53Full
Aug 2025227185.32Full
Sep 2025212173.08Full
Oct 2025254207.37Full
Nov 2025208169.81Full
Dec 2025263214.71Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

80% of homicides cleared vs 10% of burglaries, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide5480.0%
Aggravated Assault1,25551541.0%
Robbery811417.3%
Burglary1,04710610.1%
Larceny-theft2,82353118.8%
Motor Vehicle Theft3736216.6%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, LA0280300. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Lafayette's safety score?

Lafayette ranks in the middle half of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Louisiana, ahead of approximately 33% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 121,537 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Personal Safety at 38.05, while Community Order is lowest at 28.56. The 9.49-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Burglary is highest relative to its national reference at 861.47 per 100,000 (4.58× the national rate). Robbery is lowest on the same relative basis at 66.65 per 100,000 (1.38× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Lafayette, Louisiana recorded 2,823 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 50.6% of the 5,579 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 81 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Lafayette, Louisiana recorded 1,255 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 22.5% of the 5,579 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 81 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Lafayette, Louisiana recorded 1,047 burglary offenses in 2025, 18.8% of the 5,579 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 81 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Lafayette, Louisiana uses a reporting population of 121,537 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Lafayette, Louisiana has an adjusted score of 34.13 points out of 100 versus 51.69 in Kenner, Louisiana, a difference of 17.56 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Lafayette ranks 4 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Lafayette, Louisiana has an adjusted score of 34.13 points out of 100 versus 47.83 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a difference of 13.70 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Lafayette ranks 4 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lafayette safe compared to other places in Louisiana?

Lafayette is classified as having low relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 34.13 out of 100 and ranks #4 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Louisiana.

What is the crime rate in Lafayette?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Lafayette's safety rating?

Lafayette's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 34.13 out of 100, which ranks #4 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Louisiana. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Lafayette?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Lafayette?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Lafayette are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Lafayette.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Lafayette, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 80%, burglary 10.1%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

Citation formats:

APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Lafayette, LA Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/la/lafayette
MLA Citation Format:
"Lafayette, LA Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/la/lafayette.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.