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The Lafayette crime rate is higher than the Indiana average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #132

Lafayette, IN	2,362.55
Indiana	1,598.73
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lafayette, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lafayette, IN	Count	2	43	90	216	634	2,542	250	9
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	2.8	60.8	127.2	305.3	896.1	3,593.0	353.4	12.7	2,366
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.0	24.5	104.5	222.6	559.3	1,880.0	210.1	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lafayette, IN	Count	2	35	67	285	718	2,466	232	13
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	2.9	51.3	98.3	418.1	1,053.2	3,617.3	340.3	19.1	2,468
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.4	25.0	108.2	211.3	653.0	1,984.9	216.2	NA	1,511
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lafayette, IN	Count	1	36	69	301	713	2,382	198	11
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	1.5	52.8	101.2	441.6	1,046.1	3,494.7	290.5	16.1	2,422
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.7	25.5	100.9	214.6	728.3	2,092.0	209.0	NA	1,556
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lafayette, IN	Count	3	38	48	319	635	2,190	175	20
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	4.4	56.3	71.1	472.7	941.0	3,245.3	259.3	29.6	2,341
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	27.0	107.1	193.0	775.7	2,158.8	227.3	NA	1,601
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lafayette, IN	Count	2	30	49	183	524	2,000	180	25
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	3.0	45.2	73.8	275.7	789.3	3,012.6	271.1	37.7	1,943
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.5	27.2	95.9	186.9	726.7	2,113.4	202.3	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	24	66	251	645	2,285	191	10
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	37.3	102.5	389.9	1,002.0	3,549.8	296.7	15.5	2,268
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lafayette, IN	Count	3	24	53	245	610	2,191	199	16
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	4.7	37.5	82.8	382.9	953.3	3,424.0	311.0	25.0	2,254
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	36	68	199	610	2,290	183	16
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	58.8	111.0	324.9	995.8	3,738.3	298.7	26.1	2,368
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lafayette, IN	Count	2	45	77	138	779	2,448	213	17
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	3.3	73.9	126.5	226.8	1,280.0	4,022.4	350.0	27.9	2,658
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lafayette, IN	Count	4	35	70	149	649	2,394	224	13
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	6.7	58.3	116.5	248.0	1,080.2	3,984.5	372.8	21.6	2,538
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lafayette, IN		-0.17
Indiana		16.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lafayette, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2009	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lafayette, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lafayette, IN	2.08
Indiana	2.28
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lafayette, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lafayette, IN	Count	173	134	39
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	244.5	189.4	55.1	2.17
	Indiana	Per 100,000	256.1	188.2	67.9	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Lafayette, IN	Count	169	130	39
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	247.9	190.7	57.2	2.19
	Indiana	Per 100,000	267.2	195.5	71.7	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lafayette, IN	Count	168	131	37
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	249.0	194.1	54.8	2.22
	Indiana	Per 100,000	259.0	173.9	85.2	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lafayette, IN	Count	163	130	33
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	245.5	195.8	49.7	2.21
	Indiana	Per 100,000	266.2	180.6	85.6	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lafayette, IN	Count	163	128	35
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	253.2	198.9	54.4	2.26
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lafayette, IN	Count	162	127	35
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	253.2	198.5	54.7	2.26
	Indiana	Per 100,000	282.3	186.0	96.3	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lafayette, IN	Count	158	122	36
	Lafayette, IN	Per 100,000	257.9	199.2	58.8	2.29
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lafayette, IN	Count	150	115	35
2005	Lafayette, IN	Count	152	117	35