Safest Cities in Indiana
Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Auburn at 7.1/100K.
FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Indiana
Indiana lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Auburn at 7.1/100K violent down to Plainfield at 246.1/100K on this cut. That is a 239/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 111.8 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Auburn reported 1 violent and 59 property offenses on a 14,010 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 421.1/100K sits beside the 7.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Auburn, Dyer, Columbus, Zionsville, St. John.
Auburn offense desk
Auburn's violent rate fell 91.0% vs 2023 (79.6 → 7.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Indiana list.
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 | A+ | Auburn | 14,010 | 7.1/100K | 421.1/100K |
| 2 | A+ | Dyer | 16,278 | 12.3/100K | 344/100K |
| 3 | A+ | Columbus | 51,867 | 13.5/100K | 82.9/100K |
| 4 | A+ | Zionsville | 33,121 | 21.1/100K | 277.8/100K |
| 5 | A+ | St. John | 24,790 | 24.2/100K | 129.1/100K |
| 6 | A+ | Lowell | 11,422 | 26.3/100K | 201.4/100K |
| 7 | A+ | Westfield | 61,845 | 42/100K | 643.5/100K |
| 8 | A | Seymour | 21,678 | 46.1/100K | 1563.8/100K |
| 9 | A+ | Huntington | 16,985 | 47.1/100K | 347.4/100K |
| 10 | A+ | Bedford | 13,872 | 50.5/100K | 252.3/100K |
| 11 | A+ | Yorktown | 11,810 | 50.8/100K | 220.2/100K |
| 12 | A | Munster | 23,524 | 51/100K | 1028.7/100K |
| 13 | A+ | Bargersville | 11,568 | 60.5/100K | 423.6/100K |
| 14 | A | Brownsburg | 33,343 | 63/100K | 599.8/100K |
| 15 | A+ | Cedar Lake | 16,748 | 65.7/100K | 262.7/100K |
| 16 | A | Carmel | 103,107 | 66/100K | 812.7/100K |
| 17 | A | Valparaiso | 34,784 | 66.1/100K | 807.8/100K |
| 18 | A | Logansport | 18,197 | 71.4/100K | 1214.5/100K |
| 19 | A | Fishers | 105,680 | 72.9/100K | 658.6/100K |
| 20 | A | New Castle | 17,306 | 75.1/100K | 733.8/100K |
| 21 | A | Crown Point | 35,185 | 76.7/100K | 531.5/100K |
| 22 | A | Noblesville | 75,216 | 83.8/100K | 538.4/100K |
| 23 | A | Franklin | 26,089 | 84.3/100K | 1088.6/100K |
| 24 | A | Danville | 11,830 | 93/100K | 718.5/100K |
| 25 | A | West Lafayette | 44,906 | 93.5/100K | 1204.7/100K |
| 26 | A | Highland | 23,381 | 98.4/100K | 1595.3/100K |
| 27 | A | Marion | 28,057 | 106.9/100K | 1104.9/100K |
| 28 | A | Greenwood | 67,086 | 108.8/100K | 1529.4/100K |
| 29 | A | Frankfort | 16,313 | 110.3/100K | 1060.5/100K |
| 30 | A | Jasper | 16,806 | 119/100K | 606.9/100K |
| 31 | B | Vincennes | 16,535 | 121/100K | 2509.8/100K |
| 32 | A | Schererville | 29,656 | 124.8/100K | 1264.5/100K |
| 33 | A | Columbia City | 10,186 | 127.6/100K | 863.9/100K |
| 34 | A | Griffith | 16,122 | 130.3/100K | 986.2/100K |
| 35 | B | Avon | 25,147 | 135.2/100K | 1606.6/100K |
| 36 | B | Hobart | 29,306 | 150.1/100K | 2272.6/100K |
| 37 | B | Speedway | 14,229 | 161.6/100K | 2614.4/100K |
| 38 | A | Decatur | 10,053 | 169.1/100K | 676.4/100K |
| 39 | A | Bluffton | 10,519 | 180.6/100K | 732/100K |
| 40 | A | Crawfordsville | 16,662 | 186.1/100K | 642.2/100K |
| 41 | B | Greensburg | 12,374 | 194/100K | 1414.3/100K |
| 42 | B | New Haven | 16,098 | 205/100K | 1087.1/100K |
| 43 | B | Kendallville | 10,229 | 205.3/100K | 703.9/100K |
| 44 | B | Whitestown | 14,097 | 205.7/100K | 1312.3/100K |
| 45 | B | La Porte | 22,511 | 208.8/100K | 1639.2/100K |
| 46 | C | Goshen | 34,308 | 221.5/100K | 2474.6/100K |
| 47 | B | Portage | 38,700 | 235.1/100K | 1108.5/100K |
| 48 | C | Mishawaka | 50,776 | 236.3/100K | 2570.1/100K |
| 49 | C | Clarksville | 22,174 | 239/100K | 3287.6/100K |
| 50 | B | Plainfield | 37,790 | 246.1/100K | 1447.5/100K |
Indiana overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.