In 2025, Lafayette police reported 1,385 violent crimes (1,131 per 100,000 residents), including 5 murders, 81 robberies and 1,255 aggravated assaults, plus 4,244 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 122,489. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 2 large Louisiana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency LA0280300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | 1,162 | 2,024 | 38 | 3,604 | Totals |
| Lafayette | 1,131 | 1,385 | 5 | 3,465 | Totals |
| New Orleans | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Baton Rouge | – | – | – | – | Live |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Lafayette's violent-crime rate of 1,131 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.1 times the Louisiana rate (363) and 3.5 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 88 residents, or about 26.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Lafayette ranks 20th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 165th for murder (5 murders, 4.1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 91% of Lafayette's violent crimes and robberies 6%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 3,465 per 100,000, 2.4 times Louisiana overall. Lafayette police logged 372 vehicle thefts (304 per 100,000, 129th of 351; Louisiana: 131) and 1,047 burglaries (855 per 100,000, 3.6 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Beaumont, 124 miles west in Texas; its violent-crime rate (947) is 16% lower than Lafayette's.
Out-of-state cities near Lafayette's size (122,489 residents): Hartford, CT at 459 violent crimes per 100,000 and Billings, MT at 763.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Lafayette had 1,131 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.1 times the statewide 363. It is 2nd highest of the 2 Louisiana cities on this site; Shreveport is highest at 1,162. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Lafayette police reported 5 murders for 2025, a rate of 4.1 per 100,000 residents. The Louisiana rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
372 vehicles were reported stolen in Lafayette in 2025, 304 per 100,000 residents. That is 56% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 129th of 351 cities on this site.