Highest Crime in Indiana

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Indiana

1 South Bend 1,331.1 per 1K

2 Elkhart 1,257.6 per 1K

3 Dunlap 1,257.6 per 1K

4 Indianapolis 1,254.7 per 1K

5 Shelbyville 754.1 per 1K

6 East Chicago 725.2 per 1K

7 Notre Dame 685.2 per 1K

8 Kokomo 677.7 per 1K

9 Boonville 629.2 per 1K

10 Evansville 612.6 per 1K

11 Gary 554.3 per 1K

12 Madison 550.6 per 1K

13 Scottsburg 550.6 per 1K

14 Clarksville 545.5 per 1K

15 La Porte 538.1 per 1K

16 Princeton 517.6 per 1K

17 Lebanon 514.5 per 1K

18 Lafayette 485.0 per 1K

19 Lowell 467.9 per 1K

20 Vincennes 450.7 per 1K

21 Washington 450.7 per 1K

22 Anderson 440.8 per 1K

23 Hammond 418.9 per 1K

24 Crawfordsville 402.8 per 1K

25 Muncie 393.8 per 1K

26 Yorktown 393.8 per 1K

27 Warsaw 381.4 per 1K

28 Avon 378.3 per 1K

29 Franklin 369.5 per 1K

30 Fort Wayne 361.6 per 1K

31 Lawrence 360.1 per 1K

32 Bloomington 353.9 per 1K

33 Pendleton 342.1 per 1K

34 North Vernon 336.0 per 1K

35 Winfield 333.2 per 1K

36 Lakes of the Four Seasons 333.2 per 1K

37 Terre Haute 324.1 per 1K

38 Brazil 324.1 per 1K

39 Michigan City 317.4 per 1K

40 Huntertown 317.3 per 1K

41 Peru 315.3 per 1K

42 Speedway 311.4 per 1K

43 Jasper 307.1 per 1K

44 New Haven 297.1 per 1K

45 Elwood 286.4 per 1K

46 Richmond 285.1 per 1K

47 New Castle 285.1 per 1K

48 Connersville 285.1 per 1K

49 Gas City 279.8 per 1K

50 Kendallville 272.6 per 1K

51 Greensburg 262.7 per 1K

52 Batesville 262.7 per 1K

53 Danville 262.6 per 1K

54 Greencastle 262.6 per 1K

55 Hartford City 262.4 per 1K

56 Schererville 253.8 per 1K

57 Ross 253.8 per 1K

58 New Albany 243.9 per 1K

59 Jeffersonville 238.9 per 1K

60 Huntingburg 234.2 per 1K

61 Whitestown 224.3 per 1K

62 Mishawaka 221.1 per 1K

63 Granger 221.1 per 1K

64 Bright 218.8 per 1K

65 Hidden Valley 218.8 per 1K

66 Lawrenceburg 218.8 per 1K

67 Westville 213.6 per 1K

68 Bedford 211.0 per 1K

69 Rensselaer 206.2 per 1K

70 Seymour 205.6 per 1K

71 Portage 198.4 per 1K

72 Portland 197.7 per 1K

73 Cumberland 186.6 per 1K

74 Lake Station 180.8 per 1K

75 Tipton 177.4 per 1K

76 Monticello 173.2 per 1K

77 Beech Grove 172.0 per 1K

78 Cedar Lake 170.4 per 1K

79 Porter 165.9 per 1K

80 South Haven 163.0 per 1K

81 Greenwood 162.2 per 1K

82 Ellettsville 148.6 per 1K

83 Brownsburg 148.1 per 1K

84 Merrillville 144.0 per 1K

85 Plainfield 141.6 per 1K

86 Hobart 139.9 per 1K

87 Columbus 139.6 per 1K

88 Rochester 139.5 per 1K

89 Plymouth 131.7 per 1K

90 Columbia City 130.4 per 1K

91 Frankfort 123.4 per 1K

92 Goshen 111.3 per 1K

93 Valparaiso 108.1 per 1K

94 Cicero 105.2 per 1K

95 Dyer 98.5 per 1K

96 Munster 98.2 per 1K

97 Greenfield 92.1 per 1K

98 Logansport 89.0 per 1K

99 Bluffton 88.8 per 1K

100 Highland 85.5 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Indiana face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. South Bend has 1,331.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in South Bend is 332.8x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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