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Safest towns in Indiana

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 81 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

St. John 1 St. John 2.5 Violent 0.2 per 1,000 Dyer 2 Dyer 3.3 Violent 0.2 per 1,000 Cicero 3 Cicero 4.1 Violent 0.6 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 St. John St. John22,567 people 2.5 0.2 per 1,000 1.5 per 1,000
2 Dyer Dyer16,400 people 3.3 0.2 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
3 Cicero Cicero5,509 people 4.1 0.6 per 1,000 1.5 per 1,000
4 Map of Butler Butler2,660 people 5.1 0.4 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
5 Cedar Lake Cedar Lake15,295 people 5.5 0.7 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
6 Columbus Columbus51,824 people 6.2 0.4 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
7 Lagrange Lagrange2,790 people 6.5 0.5 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
8 Bargersville Bargersville10,752 people 6.5 0.7 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
9 Map of Pittsboro Pittsboro4,156 people 7.4 0.9 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
10 Auburn Auburn13,565 people 7.6 0.5 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
11 Crown Point Crown Point34,393 people 7.8 0.7 per 1,000 5.0 per 1,000
12 Gas City Gas City6,076 people 8.0 0.3 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
13 Map of Westfield Westfield54,677 people 8.6 0.6 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
14 Map of Noblesville Noblesville73,362 people 8.7 0.9 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
15 Fishers Fishers102,337 people 9.0 0.8 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
16 Map of Brownsburg Brownsburg31,215 people 9.4 0.6 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
17 Elwood Elwood8,356 people 9.5 1.2 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
18 Map of Whiteland Whiteland5,173 people 10.0 0.7 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
19 Carmel Carmel101,651 people 10.1 0.6 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
20 Jasper Jasper15,991 people 11.3 1.5 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
21 Danville Danville11,714 people 11.3 1.0 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
22 Map of Munster Munster23,733 people 12.3 0.7 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
23 Albion Albion2,723 people 12.4 1.5 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
24 Nappanee Nappanee6,815 people 12.4 1.6 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
25 Valparaiso Valparaiso34,733 people 12.6 1.0 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
26 Huntingburg Huntingburg6,396 people 13.0 2.6 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
27 Columbia City Columbia City9,897 people 13.5 1.3 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
28 Franklin Franklin26,168 people 13.7 0.9 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
29 Bluffton Bluffton10,529 people 13.7 1.8 per 1,000 6.6 per 1,000
30 Kendallville Kendallville10,556 people 13.8 1.8 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
31 Austin Austin3,818 people 14.1 0.6 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
32 Griffith Griffith16,273 people 14.2 1.3 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
33 Washington Washington12,367 people 14.2 2.2 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
34 West Lafayette West Lafayette45,159 people 14.6 0.8 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
35 Frankfort Frankfort15,917 people 14.8 0.9 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
36 McCordsville McCordsville10,329 people 15.1 2.0 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
37 Crawfordsville Crawfordsville16,491 people 15.6 1.8 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
38 Logansport Logansport17,790 people 15.6 0.7 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
39 Schererville29,701 people 15.7 0.9 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
40 Seymour Seymour22,371 people 16.8 0.7 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
41 Map of Whitestown Whitestown12,466 people 17.4 1.6 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
42 Tell City7,505 people 17.8 1.8 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
43 Map of Shelbyville Shelbyville20,296 people 19.3 2.3 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
44 New Haven New Haven15,698 people 19.4 2.1 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
45 Map of Highland Highland23,680 people 20.0 1.3 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
46 Lebanon Lebanon17,812 people 20.4 2.8 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
47 Map of Portage Portage38,082 people 20.4 2.4 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
48 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon6,400 people 20.6 2.7 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
49 Angola Angola9,408 people 21.2 0.6 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
50 Map of Marion Marion27,531 people 21.6 1.5 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000
51 Greenwood Greenwood66,029 people 21.9 1.2 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
52 Plainfield Plainfield36,369 people 22.0 1.8 per 1,000 14.9 per 1,000
53 North Vernon North Vernon7,078 people 22.2 2.7 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
54 Avon Avon23,437 people 23.3 1.1 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
55 La Porte La Porte22,449 people 24.0 2.2 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
56 Map of Linton Linton5,260 people 24.7 1.9 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
57 Beech Grove Beech Grove14,913 people 27.1 3.2 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
58 Hobart Hobart29,558 people 27.2 1.3 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
59 Lawrence Lawrence49,517 people 28.7 2.9 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
60 Vincennes Vincennes16,586 people 28.9 1.1 per 1,000 24.6 per 1,000
61 Goshen Goshen34,420 people 31.0 2.1 per 1,000 22.6 per 1,000
62 Map of Michigan City Michigan City31,814 people 31.8 3.0 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
63 Map of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne268,589 people 32.8 2.9 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
64 Warsaw Warsaw16,768 people 33.1 4.1 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
65 Whiting Whiting4,532 people 33.2 3.7 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
66 Map of Kokomo Kokomo59,122 people 34.4 5.0 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000
67 Mishawaka Mishawaka51,021 people 34.7 2.6 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
68 Speedway Speedway13,968 people 35.3 2.5 per 1,000 25.3 per 1,000
69 New Albany New Albany37,581 people 36.4 2.8 per 1,000 25.1 per 1,000
70 Bloomington Bloomington80,049 people 36.7 3.2 per 1,000 23.7 per 1,000
71 Cumberland Cumberland6,267 people 37.6 4.0 per 1,000 21.6 per 1,000
72 Map of Lafayette Lafayette71,159 people 39.4 5.0 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
73 Anderson Anderson55,367 people 39.9 4.1 per 1,000 23.5 per 1,000
74 Muncie Muncie64,751 people 42.1 5.1 per 1,000 21.8 per 1,000
75 Clarksville Clarksville22,016 people 45.4 2.1 per 1,000 36.8 per 1,000
76 East Chicago East Chicago26,022 people 46.2 7.3 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
77 Map of South Bend South Bend103,085 people 53.6 8.7 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
78 Terre Haute Terre Haute58,427 people 55.6 5.1 per 1,000 35.1 per 1,000
79 Hammond Hammond76,768 people 56.3 6.6 per 1,000 29.8 per 1,000
80 Indianapolis Indianapolis895,436 people 63.1 8.3 per 1,000 30.0 per 1,000
81 Map of Evansville Evansville116,116 people 80.5 11.5 per 1,000 34.5 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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