What is the safest city in Indiana?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Auburn is the safest city in Indiana with a violent crime rate of 7.1 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Indiana?

Evansville has the highest violent crime rate in Indiana at 1206.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Indiana report crime data?

143 cities in Indiana reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Indiana (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Indiana has 143 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100K.

143

Cities Tracked

7.1

Safest City Rate

146.7

Median City Rate

1206.2

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Indiana

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Auburn	14,010	7.1	0.0	421.1	A
2	Dyer	16,278	12.3	0.0	344.0	A
3	Columbus	51,867	13.5	0.0	82.9	A
4	Batesville	7,403	13.5	0.0	310.7	A
5	Porter	5,205	19.2	0.0	192.1	A
6	Zionsville	33,121	21.1	3.0	277.8	A
7	St. John	24,790	24.2	0.0	129.1	A
8	Lowell	11,422	26.3	0.0	201.4	A
9	Pendleton	5,933	33.7	0.0	50.6	B+
10	Chesterton	14,699	34.0	0.0	217.7	B+
11	New Whiteland	5,813	34.4	0.0	481.7	B+
12	Westfield	61,845	42.0	0.0	643.5	B+
13	Seymour	21,678	46.1	0.0	1563.8	B+
14	Huntington	16,985	47.1	0.0	347.4	B+
15	Gas City	6,075	49.4	0.0	609.1	B+
16	Plymouth	9,966	50.2	10.0	1635.6	B+
17	Bedford	13,872	50.5	7.2	252.3	B+
18	Yorktown	11,810	50.8	0.0	220.2	B+
19	Munster	23,524	51.0	0.0	1028.7	B+
20	Bargersville	11,568	60.5	0.0	423.6	B+
21	Brownsburg	33,343	63.0	0.0	599.8	B+
22	Cedar Lake	16,748	65.7	0.0	262.7	B+
23	Carmel	103,107	66.0	0.0	812.7	B+
24	Valparaiso	34,784	66.1	0.0	807.8	B+
25	Whiteland	5,699	70.2	0.0	807.2	B

Most Dangerous Cities in Indiana

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Evansville	114,660	1206.2	10.5	F
2	Elkhart	53,357	995.2	1.9	F
3	South Bend	103,415	965.0	2.9	F
4	Gary	67,463	898.3	69.7	F
5	Indianapolis	890,685	877.9	20.0	F
6	East Chicago	25,662	826.1	11.7	F
7	Hammond	75,677	741.3	14.5	F
8	Brazil	8,228	644.1	0.0	F
9	Muncie	65,072	602.4	4.6	F
10	Lafayette	71,374	599.7	7.0	F
11	Terre Haute	58,536	550.1	3.4	F
12	Kokomo	59,995	485.0	3.3	F
13	Anderson	55,355	419.1	5.4	F
14	Warsaw	16,195	413.7	0.0	F
15	Boonville	6,681	404.1	0.0	F

All 143 Cities in Indiana

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 143 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Brookville	2,650	0.0	A
2	Topeka	1,228	0.0	A
3	Markle	1,082	0.0	A
4	Silver Lake	870	0.0	A
5	Shipshewana	857	0.0	A
6	Knightsville	698	0.0	A
7	Chrisney	469	0.0	A
8	Auburn	14,010	7.1	A
9	Dyer	16,278	12.3	A
10	Columbus	51,867	13.5	A
11	Batesville	7,403	13.5	A
12	Porter	5,205	19.2	A
13	Zionsville	33,121	21.1	A
14	Austin	4,195	23.8	A
15	St. John	24,790	24.2	A
16	Lowell	11,422	26.3	A
17	Pendleton	5,933	33.7	B+
18	Chesterton	14,699	34.0	B+
19	New Whiteland	5,813	34.4	B+
20	Westfield	61,845	42.0	B+
21	Winchester	4,634	43.2	B+
22	Seymour	21,678	46.1	B+
23	Huntington	16,985	47.1	B+
24	Gas City	6,075	49.4	B+
25	Plymouth	9,966	50.2	B+
26	Bedford	13,872	50.5	B+
27	Yorktown	11,810	50.8	B+
28	Munster	23,524	51.0	B+
29	Sheridan	3,340	59.9	B+
30	Bargersville	11,568	60.5	B+
31	Brownsburg	33,343	63.0	B+
32	Cedar Lake	16,748	65.7	B+
33	Carmel	103,107	66.0	B+
34	Valparaiso	34,784	66.1	B+
35	Whiteland	5,699	70.2	B
36	Berne	4,242	70.7	B
37	Logansport	18,197	71.4	B
38	Fishers	105,680	72.9	B
39	LaGrange	2,742	72.9	B
40	Dayton	1,367	73.2	B
41	Butler	2,694	74.2	B
42	New Castle	17,306	75.1	B
43	Fairmount	2,639	75.8	B
44	Crown Point	35,185	76.7	B
45	Osceola	2,588	77.3	B
46	Winona Lake	5,112	78.2	B
47	Sellersburg	9,784	81.8	B
48	Rushville	5,973	83.7	B
49	Noblesville	75,216	83.8	B
50	Franklin	26,089	84.3	B
51	Ogden Dunes	1,086	92.1	B
52	Danville	11,830	93.0	B
53	West Lafayette	44,906	93.5	B
54	Elwood	8,430	94.9	B
55	Highland	23,381	98.4	B
56	Charlestown	8,685	103.6	C+
57	Cicero	5,737	104.6	C+
58	New Carlisle	1,901	105.2	C+
59	Angola	9,488	105.4	C+
60	Marion	28,057	106.9	C+
61	Greenwood	67,086	108.8	C+
62	Frankfort	16,313	110.3	C+
63	Pittsboro	4,405	113.5	C+
64	Jasper	16,806	119.0	C+
65	Vincennes	16,535	121.0	C+
66	Schererville	29,656	124.8	C+
67	Columbia City	10,186	127.6	C+
68	Griffith	16,122	130.3	C+
69	Lawrenceburg	5,217	134.2	C+
70	Avon	25,147	135.2	C+
71	Merrillville	34,774	138.0	C+
72	Prince's Lakes	1,363	146.7	C
73	Hobart	29,306	150.1	C
74	Edinburgh	4,381	159.8	C
75	Tell City	7,480	160.4	C
76	Speedway	14,229	161.6	C
77	Decatur	10,053	169.1	C
78	Rensselaer	5,825	171.7	C
79	Tipton	5,230	172.1	C
80	Greenfield	25,415	177.1	C
81	Albion	2,224	179.9	C
82	Bluffton	10,519	180.6	C
83	Loogootee	2,700	185.2	C
84	Crawfordsville	16,662	186.1	C
85	Greensburg	12,374	194.0	C
86	Nappanee	6,845	204.5	D+
87	New Haven	16,098	205.0	D+
88	Westville	5,852	205.1	D+
89	Kendallville	10,229	205.3	D+
90	Whitestown	14,097	205.7	D+
91	La Porte	22,511	208.8	D+
92	Goshen	34,308	221.5	D+
93	North Vernon	6,553	228.9	D+
94	Linton	5,213	230.2	D+
95	New Palestine	3,840	234.4	D+
96	Portage	38,700	235.1	D+
97	Mishawaka	50,776	236.3	D+
98	Clarksville	22,174	239.0	D+
99	Plainfield	37,790	246.1	D+
100	Jasonville	2,015	248.1	D+
101	Claypool	396	252.5	D+
102	Shelbyville	20,773	255.1	D+
103	New Albany	37,174	266.3	D
104	Washington	12,674	268.3	D
105	McCordsville	12,208	270.3	D
106	Huntingburg	6,527	275.8	D
107	Beech Grove	14,335	279.0	D
108	Bristol	1,785	280.1	D
109	Bloomington	78,762	286.9	D
110	Fremont	2,074	289.3	D
111	Michigan City	31,543	291.7	D
112	Syracuse	3,085	291.7	D
113	Lawrence	49,200	292.7	D
114	Fort Wayne	271,892	307.5	D
115	Milford	1,604	311.7	D
116	Jeffersonville	51,804	322.4	D
117	Mount Vernon	6,315	332.5	D
118	Lebanon	17,435	332.7	D
119	Cumberland	6,571	334.8	D
120	Walkerton	2,090	334.9	D
121	Whiting	4,485	356.7	D
122	Hartford City	6,060	379.5	F
123	North Webster	993	402.8	F
124	Boonville	6,681	404.1	F
125	Warsaw	16,195	413.7	F
126	Anderson	55,355	419.1	F
127	Kokomo	59,995	485.0	F
128	Knox	3,578	503.1	F
129	Terre Haute	58,536	550.1	F
130	Rockport	2,130	563.4	F
131	Lafayette	71,374	599.7	F
132	Muncie	65,072	602.4	F
133	Brazil	8,228	644.1	F
134	Hammond	75,677	741.3	F
135	Vevay	1,646	789.8	F
136	East Chicago	25,662	826.1	F
137	Indianapolis	890,685	877.9	F
138	Gary	67,463	898.3	F
139	South Bend	103,415	965.0	F
140	Elkhart	53,357	995.2	F
141	Clinton	4,670	1027.8	F
142	Evansville	114,660	1206.2	F
143	Roseland	849	2237.9	F

Crime Composition in Indiana

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Indiana.

Agg. Assault: 75.7%

Robbery: 13.0%

Rape: 9.4%

Murder: 2.0%

State violent crime rate: 312.9/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (13% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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