Lafayette is a city of 5,140 in Yamhill County, about 30 miles southwest of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Lafayette?
Property crime in Lafayette is a little lower than in most US neighborhoods: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Theft makes up 42% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 900 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Lafayette as a whole, and 32% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lafayette scores 900.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Lafayette, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lafayette, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Lafayette
Theft runs low. Lafayette has 3.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Lafayette, 53% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Property crime rates and types in Lafayette
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lafayette has about 9.3 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% less than the US as a whole and 71% less than Oregon.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Lafayette, about 42% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Lafayette
The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office polices Lafayette, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Lafayette, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 41% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (41%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (53%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Lafayette and nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to Lafayette, 5 have less property crime. St. Paul and Yamhill have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Lafayette. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Lafayette is safer than 59% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Lafayette apart: it has 0.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 16 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here vandalism sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.16 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 71% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 76% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.81% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Lafayette
Property crime costs Lafayette about $340,000 a year, or $65 per resident and about $204 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$56,000
$11
Theft
$100,000
$20
Vehicle theft
$36,000
$7
Arson
$7,300
$1
Vandalism
$130,000
$26
Total
$340,000
$65
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Lafayette is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
