Indiana Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade C

109 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 109 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 109 graded Indiana cities, 18 earned A+, 37 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 Columbus with an A+ grade (score: 98/100, violent rate 13.5/100K). The lowest-rated city is Evansville with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1206.2/100K).

Roughly 50% 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+

18 cities

37 cities

24 cities

17 cities

3 cities

10 cities

Columbus

14
Auburn

7
Dyer

12
Batesville

14
Porter

19
St. John

24
Lowell

26
Pendleton

34

What this shows Columbus reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Indiana. At 13.5 per 100K, it runs well below the Indiana average of 308.5. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Columbus	98	13.5/100K	82.9/100K	51,867
2	A+	Auburn	96	7.1/100K	421.1/100K	14,010
3	A+	Dyer	96	12.3/100K	344/100K	16,278
4	A+	Batesville	96	13.5/100K	310.7/100K	7,403
5	A+	Porter	96	19.2/100K	192.1/100K	5,205
6	A+	St. John	96	24.2/100K	129.1/100K	24,790
7	A+	Lowell	96	26.3/100K	201.4/100K	11,422
8	A+	Pendleton	96	33.7/100K	50.6/100K	5,933
9	A+	Zionsville	95	21.1/100K	277.8/100K	33,121
10	A+	Bedford	93	50.5/100K	252.3/100K	13,872
11	A+	Yorktown	93	50.8/100K	220.2/100K	11,810
12	A+	Huntington	92	47.1/100K	347.4/100K	16,985
13	A+	Cedar Lake	91	65.7/100K	262.7/100K	16,748
14	A+	Berne	91	70.7/100K	188.6/100K	4,242
15	A+	Westfield	90	42/100K	643.5/100K	61,845
16	A+	Gas City	90	49.4/100K	609.1/100K	6,075
17	A+	Bargersville	90	60.5/100K	423.6/100K	11,568
18	A+	Winona Lake	90	78.2/100K	293.4/100K	5,112
19	A	Brownsburg	88	63/100K	599.8/100K	33,343
20	A	LaGrange	88	72.9/100K	510.6/100K	2,742
21	A	Crown Point	88	76.7/100K	531.5/100K	35,185
22	A	Cicero	88	104.6/100K	191.7/100K	5,737
23	A	Austin	87	23.8/100K	1239.6/100K	4,195
24	A	Fishers	87	72.9/100K	658.6/100K	105,680
25	A	Butler	87	74.2/100K	668.2/100K	2,694
26	A	Noblesville	87	83.8/100K	538.4/100K	75,216
27	A	Elwood	87	94.9/100K	462.6/100K	8,430
28	A	Munster	86	51/100K	1028.7/100K	23,524
29	A	Carmel	86	66/100K	812.7/100K	103,107
30	A	Valparaiso	86	66.1/100K	807.8/100K	34,784
31	A	Whiteland	86	70.2/100K	807.2/100K	5,699
32	A	Dayton	86	73.2/100K	804.7/100K	1,367
33	A	New Castle	86	75.1/100K	733.8/100K	17,306
34	A	Pittsboro	86	113.5/100K	363.2/100K	4,405
35	A	Danville	84	93/100K	718.5/100K	11,830
36	A	Charlestown	83	103.6/100K	725.4/100K	8,685
37	A	Jasper	83	119/100K	606.9/100K	16,806
38	A	Seymour	82	46.1/100K	1563.8/100K	21,678
39	A	Logansport	82	71.4/100K	1214.5/100K	18,197
40	A	Franklin	82	84.3/100K	1088.6/100K	26,089
41	A	West Lafayette	80	93.5/100K	1204.7/100K	44,906
42	A	Marion	80	106.9/100K	1104.9/100K	28,057
43	A	Frankfort	80	110.3/100K	1060.5/100K	16,313
44	A	Columbia City	80	127.6/100K	863.9/100K	10,186
45	A	Tipton	80	172.1/100K	305.9/100K	5,230
46	A	Griffith	78	130.3/100K	986.2/100K	16,122
47	A	Albion	78	179.9/100K	494.6/100K	2,224
48	A	Schererville	77	124.8/100K	1264.5/100K	29,656
49	A	Decatur	77	169.1/100K	676.4/100K	10,053
50	A	Highland	76	98.4/100K	1595.3/100K	23,381
51	A	Greenwood	76	108.8/100K	1529.4/100K	67,086
52	A	Tell City	76	160.4/100K	882.4/100K	7,480
53	A	Bluffton	76	180.6/100K	732/100K	10,519
54	A	Crawfordsville	76	186.1/100K	642.2/100K	16,662
55	A	New Palestine	76	234.4/100K	78.1/100K	3,840
56	B	Nappanee	74	204.5/100K	657.4/100K	6,845
57	B	Kendallville	73	205.3/100K	703.9/100K	10,229
58	B	Avon	72	135.2/100K	1606.6/100K	25,147
59	B	Angola	70	105.4/100K	2244.9/100K	9,488
60	B	New Haven	70	205/100K	1087.1/100K	16,098
61	B	Huntingburg	70	275.8/100K	306.4/100K	6,527
62	B	Jasonville	69	248.1/100K	694.8/100K	2,015
63	B	Washington	69	268.3/100K	473.4/100K	12,674
64	B	Greensburg	68	194/100K	1414.3/100K	12,374
65	B	Whitestown	68	205.7/100K	1312.3/100K	14,097
66	B	Fremont	68	289.3/100K	385.7/100K	2,074
67	B	North Vernon	67	228.9/100K	1114/100K	6,553
68	B	Portage	67	235.1/100K	1108.5/100K	38,700
69	B	Milford	67	311.7/100K	187/100K	1,604
70	B	Vincennes	66	121/100K	2509.8/100K	16,535
71	B	Shelbyville	66	255.1/100K	1020.6/100K	20,773
72	B	McCordsville	66	270.3/100K	761.8/100K	12,208
73	B	Hobart	65	150.1/100K	2272.6/100K	29,306
74	B	La Porte	65	208.8/100K	1639.2/100K	22,511
75	B	Plainfield	63	246.1/100K	1447.5/100K	37,790
76	B	Walkerton	63	334.9/100K	430.6/100K	2,090
77	B	Speedway	61	161.6/100K	2614.4/100K	14,229
78	B	Linton	60	230.2/100K	1899.1/100K	5,213
79	B	Mount Vernon	60	332.5/100K	807.6/100K	6,315
80	C	Beech Grove	58	279/100K	1653.3/100K	14,335
81	C	Lebanon	58	332.7/100K	963.6/100K	17,435
82	C	Goshen	56	221.5/100K	2474.6/100K	34,308
83	C	Lawrence	56	292.7/100K	1727.6/100K	49,200
84	C	Mishawaka	54	236.3/100K	2570.1/100K	50,776
85	C	Bristol	54	280.1/100K	2072.8/100K	1,785
86	C	Jeffersonville	53	322.4/100K	1665.9/100K	51,804
87	C	New Albany	52	266.3/100K	2421/100K	37,174
88	C	Michigan City	52	291.7/100K	2114.6/100K	31,543
89	C	Fort Wayne	50	307.5/100K	2223.7/100K	271,892
90	C	Whiting	50	356.7/100K	1649.9/100K	4,485
91	C	Bloomington	48	286.9/100K	2718.3/100K	78,762
92	C	Clarksville	47	239/100K	3287.6/100K	22,174
93	C	Cumberland	46	334.8/100K	2343.6/100K	6,571
94	C	Boonville	45	404.1/100K	1676.4/100K	6,681
95	C	Knox	45	503.1/100K	531/100K	3,578
96	C	Warsaw	43	413.7/100K	1759.8/100K	16,195
97	D	Anderson	39	419.1/100K	2256.3/100K	55,355
98	D	Kokomo	39	485/100K	1416.8/100K	59,995
99	D	North Webster	38	402.8/100K	2517.6/100K	993
100	F	Lafayette	22	599.7/100K	2042.8/100K	71,374
101	F	Muncie	20	602.4/100K	2257.5/100K	65,072
102	F	Brazil	20	644.1/100K	1847.4/100K	8,228
103	F	East Chicago	16	826.1/100K	1589.9/100K	25,662
104	F	Terre Haute	15	550.1/100K	3427/100K	58,536
105	F	South Bend	12	965/100K	2044.2/100K	103,415
106	F	Elkhart	7	995.2/100K	2599.5/100K	53,357
107	F	Hammond	3	741.3/100K	3072.3/100K	75,677
108	F	Indianapolis	1	877.9/100K	3336.1/100K	890,685
109	F	Evansville	0	1206.2/100K	3678.7/100K	114,660

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?

18 cities in Indiana earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 37 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Indiana?

Columbus is the highest-rated city in Indiana with an A+ grade (score: 98/100). Its violent crime rate is 13.5 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Indiana grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (58/100 here, grade C).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (109 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

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

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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.

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