Lafayette, MN Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Lafayette

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lafayette_{/100k people}	Minnesota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,320 (estimate)	2,465	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lafayette_{/100k people}	Minnesota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.4	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	42.3	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	68.7	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	129.2	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	327 (estimate)	243	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	351.6	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,725.2	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	145.4	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,992 (estimate)	2,222	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Lafayette is 16% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.09 daily crimes that occur in Lafayette.
Lafayette is safer than 31% of the cities in the United States.
In Lafayette you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lafayette has increased by 12%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lafayette

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lafayette is 1 in 306

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lafayette is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lafayette is 1 in 31

Year Over Year Crime In Lafayette (per 100,000 people)

Lafayette police department

Item	Lafayette	Minnesota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	6,967	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Minnesota

State	Total offenders	Minnesota_/100K	National_/100K
Minnesota	336	7	222

There are a total of 336 sex offenders in Minnesota. This yields a total of 7 sex offenders in Minnesota per 100,000 residents which is 97% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gaylord, MN	2,171	0	0	0
Nicollet, MN	1,157	102	935	1,037
Winthrop, MN	1,380	121	1,108	1,229
New Ulm, MN	13,328	45	1,296	1,341
Courtland, MN	706	249	2,279	2,529
Lafayette, MN	492	327	2,992	3,320

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Logan, KS	492	530	3,698	4,228
Panama, NY	492	595	2,512	3,107
Polkville, NC	492	410	3,247	3,656
Brunswick, NC	492	561	4,444	5,005
Bancroft, NE	492	351	2,859	3,210
Lafayette, MN	492	327	2,992	3,320

Source: The Lafayette, MN crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.