Statewide grade C

113 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 58/100 (Average).

What is Indiana’s crime safety grade?

Indiana earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 58/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 308.5 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1321 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 113 Indiana cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 113 graded Indiana cities, 21 earned A+, 38 earned A, 24 received B, 17 landed at C, 3 received D, and 10 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Chrisney with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Evansville with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1206.2/100K).

Roughly 52% of graded cities in Indiana achieved an A or A+ rating, while 12% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Indiana and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
21 cities
A
38 cities
B
24 cities
C
17 cities
D
3 cities
F
10 cities

The safest cities in Indiana

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Chrisney reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Indiana. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Indiana average of 308.5. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Chrisney 100
2 A+ Brookville 98
3 A+ Columbus 98
4 A+ Auburn 96
5 A+ Dyer 96
6 A+ Batesville 96
7 A+ Porter 96
8 A+ St. John 96
9 A+ Lowell 96
10 A+ Pendleton 96
11 A+ Zionsville 95
12 A+ Markle 94
13 A+ Bedford 93
14 A+ Yorktown 93
15 A+ Huntington 92
16 A+ Cedar Lake 91
17 A+ Berne 91
18 A+ Westfield 90
19 A+ Gas City 90
20 A+ Bargersville 90
21 A+ Winona Lake 90
22 A Brownsburg 88
23 A LaGrange 88
24 A Crown Point 88
25 A Cicero 88
26 A Austin 87
27 A Fishers 87
28 A Butler 87
29 A Noblesville 87
30 A Elwood 87
31 A Munster 86
32 A Carmel 86
33 A Valparaiso 86
34 A Whiteland 86
35 A Dayton 86
36 A New Castle 86
37 A Pittsboro 86
38 A Shipshewana 85
39 A Danville 84
40 A Charlestown 83
41 A Jasper 83
42 A Seymour 82
43 A Logansport 82
44 A Franklin 82
45 A West Lafayette 80
46 A Marion 80
47 A Frankfort 80
48 A Columbia City 80
49 A Tipton 80
50 A Griffith 78
51 A Albion 78
52 A Schererville 77
53 A Decatur 77
54 A Highland 76
55 A Greenwood 76
56 A Tell City 76
57 A Bluffton 76
58 A Crawfordsville 76
59 A New Palestine 76
60 B Nappanee 74
61 B Kendallville 73
62 B Avon 72
63 B Angola 70
64 B New Haven 70
65 B Huntingburg 70
66 B Jasonville 69
67 B Washington 69
68 B Greensburg 68
69 B Whitestown 68
70 B Fremont 68
71 B North Vernon 67
72 B Portage 67
73 B Milford 67
74 B Vincennes 66
75 B Shelbyville 66
76 B McCordsville 66
77 B Hobart 65
78 B La Porte 65
79 B Plainfield 63
80 B Walkerton 63
81 B Speedway 61
82 B Linton 60
83 B Mount Vernon 60
84 C Beech Grove 58
85 C Lebanon 58
86 C Goshen 56
87 C Lawrence 56
88 C Mishawaka 54
89 C Bristol 54
90 C Jeffersonville 53
91 C New Albany 52
92 C Michigan City 52
93 C Fort Wayne 50
94 C Whiting 50
95 C Bloomington 48
96 C Clarksville 47
97 C Cumberland 46
98 C Boonville 45
99 C Knox 45
100 C Warsaw 43
101 D Anderson 39
102 D Kokomo 39
103 D North Webster 38
104 F Lafayette 22
105 F Muncie 20
106 F Brazil 20
107 F East Chicago 16
108 F Terre Haute 15
109 F South Bend 12
110 F Elkhart 7
111 F Hammond 3
112 F Indianapolis 1
113 F Evansville 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Indiana's overall crime safety grade?
Indiana has an overall safety grade of C (score: 58/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 308.5 per 100K and property crime rate of 1321 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in Indiana have an A+ safety grade?
21 cities in Indiana earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 38 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in Indiana?
Chrisney is the highest-rated city in Indiana with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Indiana's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

Every figure on PlainCrime is rendered directly from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.