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Safety in Lake Station · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Lake Station

Lake Station doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports.

Nearest ER
4.4 mi
St. Mary Medical Center
Storm & flood risk
Low
higher than 39% of U.S. places
FEMA
Who patrols here

Lake Station is covered by the county

Lake Station has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Lake Station.

Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Lake County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▼ Property crime down 21% since 2023▲ Violent crime up 64% since 2023

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Next door

Lake Station and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
HobartC1.622.22025
Gary—13.929.72025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: New Chicago, Hobart, Calumet.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Lake Station plans for.

Flood WatchFlood Watch issued October 1 at 2:44PM CDT until October 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Lake Station.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Mary Medical Center

Hobart · 4.4 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
LowFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

Expected damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities. 110 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.

Natural hazards in Lake Station →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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