Crime & Safety in Lafayette
Lafayette's crime data carries a real, genuine tension this record states plainly rather than picking the more flattering comparison alone.
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Learn moreBelow the national average overall
Lafayette's overall crime rate (approximately 28.38 per 1,000) and violent-crime rate (approximately 6.09) both run genuinely below the national averages (33.37 and 13.32, respectively).
Elevated relative to Indiana specifically
Despite running below the national average, Lafayette's crime rate runs higher than approximately 95% of Indiana's own cities and towns -- a real, genuine tension this record discloses rather than omits.
Slightly elevated property crime
Lafayette's property-crime rate (approximately 22.29) runs slightly above the national figure (20.05), even as violent crime runs substantially below it.
Key takeaways
- Lafayette's overall and violent-crime rates both run genuinely below national averages.
- Lafayette's crime rate runs higher than approximately 95% of Indiana's own cities and towns.
- Lafayette's property-crime rate runs slightly above the national average.
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