Lake Charles, Louisiana Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 478 violent crimes in Lake Charles LA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 612.96. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 4%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Related Topics: Lake Charles, LA FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Lake Charles, LA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Lake Charles, LA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	488	679.71
2013	547	740.25
2015	559	739.77
2016	654	850.85
2017	638	821.67
2018	575	738.58
2019	413	524.56
2020	409	517.22
2021	380	480.69
2022	485	629.43
2023	486	636.18
2024	478	612.96