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Lake Charles

Lake Charles, Louisiana crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
193,065
Lake Charles covered by 55 underlying areas.
Violent crime
5.5 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 22% since 2021.
Property crime
28.9 / 1k
Property crime has increased 6% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,145
Market rent has increased 2% since 2021. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Lake Charles is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

42/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 42nd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

46/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 46th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Lake Charles compared with Louisiana

Lake Charles city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

5.5 / 1k

6.2 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

28.9 / 1k

32.3 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,145

$1,443 state

Permits 12M

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