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Lafayette Police Department

City agencyLA0280300NIBRS since 2024LEMAS 2020

Lafayette County, Louisiana

Serves ~126,535 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Lafayette Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency in Lafayette, Louisiana, with the exception of the campus of University of Louisiana, which falls under the responsibility of the UL Police.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI LA0280300.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 2,072 victims, 4,507 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,019 (49%)
Female966 (47%)
Unknown87 (4%)
Victim race
White944 (50%)
Black or African American906 (48%)
Asian33 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native3 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1 (0%)
Incident location
Department/Discount Store1,435 (35%)
Residence/Home1,058 (26%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage324 (8%)
Grocery/Supermarket232 (6%)
Convenience Store168 (4%)
Other/Unknown137 (3%)

Top 6 of 32 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Boyfriend/Girlfriend8 (25%)
Relationship Unknown6 (19%)
Acquaintance5 (16%)
Ex-Spouse4 (13%)
Parent3 (9%)
Otherwise Known2 (6%)

Top 6 of 9 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Drug/Narcotic Violations48 (20%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property41 (17%)
Motor Vehicle Theft30 (13%)
Simple Assault25 (10%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering21 (9%)
Impersonation17 (7%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
285
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
59
Part-time civilian
3
Total FT employees
344
Population served
126,535
Operating budget
$36,076,394
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201324259$27,000,000
200722864$24,408,556
200022866$14,750,036
199922567
199316749
199017167
198716149

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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