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Crime Report for Indianapolis, Indiana

The HomeSurfer crime rating for Indianapolis, Indiana is 0.3 out of a possible 5 total points. Higher ratings indicate that your area is safer. The HomeSurfer crime rating is calculated depending on how the crime rate in your city compares with crime in the state and the nation. Violent crime is weighed more heavily than property crime, and the national ranking is more important than the state ranking.

See 2004 Crime Reports for IN

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Indianapolis Crime Rating
(higher ratings mean your area is safer)



Violent Crime Rate
Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2004.


Indianapolis, Indiana has a violent crime rate of 1204 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with a rate of 545 in Indiana and a rate of 676 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population.


Violent Crime Rate
Incidents per 100,000

Indianapolis 1204
IN 545
National 676

Indianapolis, Indiana is in the 100% percentile rank in the state for Violent Crime. It is in the 94% percentile rank nationally. Lower numbers are better. In this case, 100% of cities in Indiana have crime rates equal to or lower than Indianapolis, or said another way, 0% of cities in Indiana have crime rates higher than Indianapolis.


  Review crime rate data for Indianapolis, Indiana

Crime Indianapolis IN Nation
Violent Crime Total 1204.3 545.2 676
Murder / NNH 14.1 8.4 6.5
Forcible Rape 58.8 38.2 31.1
Robbery Rate 497.7 209.4 197.4
Aggravated Assault 633.8 289.2 315
Property Crime Total 6083.8 4698.3 3726.9
Burglary 1765.0 1069.3 812.3
Larceny Theft 3521.6 3213.1 2541.6
Motor Vehicle Theft 797.2 415.8 382.3
Arson 45.4 35.2 23.3


Best/Worst crime areas in Indiana

Property Crime Rate
Property crime includes burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and arson. Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2004.


Indianapolis, Indiana has a property crime rate of 6083.8 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with an average rate of 4698.3 in Indiana and an average rate of 3727 incidents per 100,000 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population.


Property Crime Rate
Incidents per 100,000

Indianapolis 6083.8
IN 4698.3
National 3727