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Lafayette County, FL Arrest Records

Lafayette County, FL is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.51 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Miami-Dade, Orange, Hillsborough, Escambia, Pasco counties in Florida.
Lafayette County, FL property crime rate is 6.96 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 31 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 3.13% compared to 2015.

Lafayette County, FL Crime Rate

Total arrests in Lafayette County in 2016 decreased by 8.75% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 22 to 13 while non-violent crime increased by 3.45% from 58 to 60.

5 Crimes In Lafayette County, FL in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 31
Burglary 27
Aggravated assault 13
Motor vehicle theft 2
Arson 1

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Lafayette County decreased by 40.91% from 2015 and increased by 8.33% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 12 to 13. In 2016 violent crime rate in Lafayette County was 67.85% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.151%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Lafayette County increased by 3.45% from 2015 and decreased by 6.25% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 64 to 60. In 2016 property crime rate in Lafayette County was 75.5% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.696%.

How Lafayette stands up against other counties

Lafayette vs. Liberty

You’ll be in more risk in Lafayette compared to Liberty county that had 87.05% lower crime rate compared to Lafayette county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.5086 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1219 in Liberty county.
Arson rates of 0.1160 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Liberty county.

Lafayette vs. Franklin

You’ll be in more safety in Lafayette compared to Franklin county that had 1.17% higher crime rate compared to Lafayette county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Franklin county.
Burglary rates of 3.1333 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.6805 in Franklin county.

Names with the most arrests in Lafayette

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Lafayette, Florida, the most crimes, that's 32.25% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Lafayette County is 0.74% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.32 daily crimes that occur in Lafayette County.
  • Lafayette, FL is more violent than Liberty.
  • In Lafayette County you have a 1 in 118 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Lafayette, FL have decreased by 8.75%.

Lafayette Police Departments

Names in Lafayette County