Lake Charles, LA Analytics
September recorded 562 crime incidents.
August recorded 6 crime incidents.
July recorded 9 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Other: 343
- Burglary: 103
- Theft: 57
- Assault: 36
- Shooting: 13
- Arrest: 13
- Vandalism: 11
- Robbery: 1
- Arson: 0
Crime by Month
In the past three months, September had the most number of crimes in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
September had about 62% more crime than July, with September producing 553 more crimes than July.
September had about 94% more crime than August, with September producing 556 more crimes than August.
Most Committed Crimes in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Over the past three months, Burglary was the most committed crime overall making up about 18% of crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 73% of violent crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The most committed property crime was Burglary, making up about 64% of property crime in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Reported Shootings in Lake Charles, Louisiana
We recorded 13 shootings over a three month period in Lake Charles, Louisiana. That's an average of about 4.333 shootings per month. July saw the most shootings with 8, followed by August with 3 shootings, and September with 2 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.