Lake Charles, LA Analytics
January recorded 2,944 crime incidents.
December recorded 2,314 crime incidents.
November recorded 2,747 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Other: 4,379
- Burglary: 1,133
- Theft: 978
- Assault: 839
- Arrest: 419
- Vandalism: 213
- Robbery: 31
- Shooting: 12
- Arson: 1
Crime by Month
In the past three months, January had the most number of crimes in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
January had about 1% more crime than November, with January producing 197 more crimes than November.
January had about 1% more crime than December, with January producing 630 more crimes than December.
Most Committed Crimes in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Over the past three months, Burglary was the most committed crime overall making up about 14% of crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 99% of violent crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The most committed property crime was Burglary, making up about 54% of property crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Reported Shootings in Lake Charles, Louisiana
We recorded 12 shootings over a three month period in Lake Charles, Louisiana. That's an average of about 4 shootings per month. January saw the most shootings with 7, followed by November with 4 shootings, and December with 1 shootings.
Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.
We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.
Data is based on a radius around the center point of Lake Charles. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.