Most Dangerous Cities in Indiana

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Evansville at 1206.2/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Indiana

Indiana lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Evansville at 1206.2/100K violent down to Danville at 93/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1113.2/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 325.4 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Evansville reported 1,383 violent and 4,218 property offenses on a 114,660 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 3678.7/100K sits beside the 1206.2/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Evansville, Elkhart, South Bend, Indianapolis, East Chicago.

Evansville offense desk

Evansville's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (87% of 1,383 Part I violent offenses; mix index 7,691).

Evansville's violent rate rose 5.6% vs 2023 (1142.2 → 1206.2 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Indiana highest-crime list.

Evansville violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Evansville 114,660 1206.2/100K 3678.7/100K
2 F Elkhart 53,357 995.2/100K 2599.5/100K
3 F South Bend 103,415 965/100K 2044.2/100K
4 F Indianapolis 890,685 877.9/100K 3336.1/100K
5 F East Chicago 25,662 826.1/100K 1589.9/100K
6 F Hammond 75,677 741.3/100K 3072.3/100K
7 F Muncie 65,072 602.4/100K 2257.5/100K
8 F Lafayette 71,374 599.7/100K 2042.8/100K
9 F Terre Haute 58,536 550.1/100K 3427/100K
10 D Kokomo 59,995 485/100K 1416.8/100K
11 D Anderson 55,355 419.1/100K 2256.3/100K
12 C Warsaw 16,195 413.7/100K 1759.8/100K
13 C Lebanon 17,435 332.7/100K 963.6/100K
14 C Jeffersonville 51,804 322.4/100K 1665.9/100K
15 C Fort Wayne 271,892 307.5/100K 2223.7/100K
16 C Lawrence 49,200 292.7/100K 1727.6/100K
17 C Michigan City 31,543 291.7/100K 2114.6/100K
18 C Bloomington 78,762 286.9/100K 2718.3/100K
19 C Beech Grove 14,335 279/100K 1653.3/100K
20 B McCordsville 12,208 270.3/100K 761.8/100K
21 B Washington 12,674 268.3/100K 473.4/100K
22 C New Albany 37,174 266.3/100K 2421/100K
23 B Shelbyville 20,773 255.1/100K 1020.6/100K
24 B Plainfield 37,790 246.1/100K 1447.5/100K
25 C Clarksville 22,174 239/100K 3287.6/100K
26 C Mishawaka 50,776 236.3/100K 2570.1/100K
27 B Portage 38,700 235.1/100K 1108.5/100K
28 C Goshen 34,308 221.5/100K 2474.6/100K
29 B La Porte 22,511 208.8/100K 1639.2/100K
30 B Whitestown 14,097 205.7/100K 1312.3/100K
31 B Kendallville 10,229 205.3/100K 703.9/100K
32 B New Haven 16,098 205/100K 1087.1/100K
33 B Greensburg 12,374 194/100K 1414.3/100K
34 A Crawfordsville 16,662 186.1/100K 642.2/100K
35 A Bluffton 10,519 180.6/100K 732/100K
36 A Decatur 10,053 169.1/100K 676.4/100K
37 B Speedway 14,229 161.6/100K 2614.4/100K
38 B Hobart 29,306 150.1/100K 2272.6/100K
39 B Avon 25,147 135.2/100K 1606.6/100K
40 A Griffith 16,122 130.3/100K 986.2/100K
41 A Columbia City 10,186 127.6/100K 863.9/100K
42 A Schererville 29,656 124.8/100K 1264.5/100K
43 B Vincennes 16,535 121/100K 2509.8/100K
44 A Jasper 16,806 119/100K 606.9/100K
45 A Frankfort 16,313 110.3/100K 1060.5/100K
46 A Greenwood 67,086 108.8/100K 1529.4/100K
47 A Marion 28,057 106.9/100K 1104.9/100K
48 A Highland 23,381 98.4/100K 1595.3/100K
49 A West Lafayette 44,906 93.5/100K 1204.7/100K
50 A Danville 11,830 93/100K 718.5/100K

Indiana overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.