Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Lafayette, CA Crime Grade

How Lafayette grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.

A

National

2/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

California

1/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lafayette, CA was 55.2 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 25,368). That puts Lafayette Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 87% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Lafayette (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Lafayette vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense

Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.

Full data, last 5 years

Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.

Offense20202022202320242025
Violent crime55.6(15)99.9(25)80.4(20)84.2(21)55.2(14)
Murder0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)
Rape3.7(1)4.0(1)4.0(1)4.0(1)7.9(2)
Robbery37.1(10)43.9(11)36.2(9)40.1(10)27.6(7)
Aggravated assault14.8(4)51.9(13)40.2(10)40.1(10)19.7(5)
Property crime971.6(262)1262.4(316)1253.9(312)1271.4(317)1084.0(275)
Burglary118.7(32)163.8(41)88.4(22)108.3(27)86.7(22)
Larceny738.0(199)958.8(240)1057.0(263)1102.9(275)961.8(244)
Motor vehicle theft111.3(30)139.8(35)100.5(25)60.2(15)35.5(9)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: Lafayette's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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