The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lafayette, IN: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$46.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lafayette, IN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,090 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lafayette with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Lafayette, IN Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lafayette's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Lafayette sits in the 58th percentile, ahead of 58% of cities and behind 42%. The grade covers only Lafayette's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lafayette is 21.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Lafayette, IN report the most crime, about 301 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 136 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lafayette, IN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lafayette for 2025 is $46,925,034, about $460 per resident and $1,090 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lafayette Compared to Other Cities?

Lafayette, IN:	$460
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Indiana:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lafayette is $460 per year, which is $5 less than the national average and $57 more than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lafayette:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $900 more than in Lafayette.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $279 less than in Lafayette

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lafayette for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lafayette	Cost per Lafayette Resident
Murder	$21.2 million	$207
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.65 million	$36
Robbery	$867,403	$8
Assault	$5.32 million	$52
Kidnapping	$3.36 million	$33
Vehicle Theft	$1.20 million	$12
Burglary	$1.65 million	$16
Theft	$5.17 million	$51
Arson	$194,490	$2
Vandalism	$583,901	$6
Animal Cruelty	$69,214	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.30 million	$32
Identity Theft	$388,335	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$46,925,034	$460

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lafayette, IN

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Lafayette totals $159,251,895 ($1,560 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $206,176,928 ($2,019 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Lafayette has 15, do the same, and of Lafayette's 102,117 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Lafayette Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lafayette residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.813
Robbery	0.2700
Rape	0.5901
Murder	0.1103
Total Violent Crime	2.783 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.782
Vehicle Theft	0.7606
Burglary	1.783
Arson	0.0789
Total Property Crime	12.40 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5423
Drug Crimes	4.365
Vandalism	0.8004
Identity Theft	0.4913
Animal Cruelty	0.0916
Total "Other" Rate	6.291 (B)

Individual Lafayette Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Lafayette is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lafayette.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ravinamy, IN	B-	B+	C+
West Lafayette, IN	B-	B	C+
Delp, IN	A+	A+	A+
Dayton, IN	A+	A+	A+
Shadeland, IN	A+	A-	A+
Stockwell, IN	A+	A	A+
Battle Ground, IN	A+	A	A+
Romney, IN	A	A-	B
Westpoint, IN	A+	A-	A+
Cairo, IN	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lafayette is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lakewood, CA	C	D+	D+
Lakewood, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Lawrence, KS	C	B-	B-
Killeen, TX	D	D	D
Lancaster, CA	C-	D	D
Lancaster, PA	B	B-	B-
Land O' Lakes, FL	A+	A+	A+
Lees Summit, MO	C	B-	B-
Harlingen, TX	D-	D-	D-
Hawthorne, CA	C	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Lafayette is as safe as the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafayette, IN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafayette schools on SchoolGrade

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