Lafayette Parish Crime Statistical Data

Crime Statistics for 2015JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
Manslaughter by Negligence000000000001
Murder and
Non-Negligent Manslaughter		101010000110
FORCIBLE RAPE
Rape by Force321150052053
Attempted Rape020100000000
ROBBERY
Firearm112514320245
Knife or Cutting Instrument110100000010
Other Dangerous Weapon000000000001
Strongarm -
Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.		310021224220
ASSAULT
Firearm4463451454282
Knife or Cutting Instrument53171270108322
Other Dangerous Weapon396786131271141
Hands, Fists, Feet, etc
- Aggravated		244222433114
Other Assaults - Simple703868827958756155664459
BURGLARY
Forcible Entry16232212216171523171832
Unlawful Entry - No Force1111121012911117101210
Attempted Forcible Entry413153232053
THEFT / LARCENY
Theft / Larceny8376841011041051078012511197110
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Motor Vehicle Theft23141015181415139131312
ARSON
Arson001101202000
TOTALS230190201258275231265222251239217245

The Louisiana Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is part of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While the program’s primary objective is to generate a reliable set of criminal statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management, its data have over the years become one the country’s leading social indicators. The American public looks to Uniform Crime Reports for information on fluctuations in the level of crime, while criminologists, sociologists, legislators, municipal planners, the press and other students of criminal justice use the statistics for varied research and planning purposes.

All quoted crime definitions are based on the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook; U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The definitions are standardized for all law enforcement agencies in order to categorize and compare crimes between jurisdictions.

Crime Definitions

  • Homicide: “…the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human by another.”

  • Rape: “…the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.”

  • Robbery: “…taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.”

  • Assault: “…an unlawful attack by one person upon another.”

  • Burglary: “…the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.”

  • Larceny: “the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.”

  • Motor Vehicle Theft: “…the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.”

  • Arson: “Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.”

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Note: Numbers included in this website are for the unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish only. Data displayed on this website is obtained from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Records Section and the Lafayette Fire Department. All information provided in this report is subject to document inaccuracy and validity and should therefore be utilized with some amount of discretion.

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