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.

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