Is Lake Charles safe? United States travel risk
Is Lake Charles safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Lake Charles scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lake Charles scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lake Charles: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 30.2010° N, 93.2111° W place Lake Charles within Louisiana at an elevation of 4 meters. Heading to Washington: 1,766.7 km NE.
Louisiana
30.2010° N, 93.2111° W
4 m
America/Chicago
145,110
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lake Charles happened in August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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