Crime in Indiana
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{{Update|date=September 2021}}
Indiana has an annual crime count of 126,439 of which 20,925 is violent crimes and 105,514 are property. The crime rate per 1000 residents is 18.50 which is slightly below the national average of the US.
| class="wikitable"
! !Violent !Property !Total |
| Number of Crimes
|20,925 |105,514 |126,439 |
| Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents) |3.06 |15.44 |18.50 |
The violent crime rate in Indiana is 18.50. The violent crime comparison is 3.06 (per 1000 residents) The chance of becoming a victim of violent crime is 1 in 327. Indiana's violent crime is slightly below the US nationwide average an on par with murder rates.
Indiana Violent Crimes
= Population: 6,833,037 =
| class="wikitable"
! !Murder !Rape !Robbery !Assault |
| Report Total
|427 |2,241 |2,936 |15,321 |
| Rate per 1,000
|0.06 |0.33 |0.43 |2.24 |
United States Violent Crimes
= Population: 333,287,557 =
| class="wikitable"
! !Murder !Rape !Robbery !Assault |
| Report Total
|21,156 |133,294 |220,450 |893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000
|0.06 |0.40 |0.66 |2.68 |
Indiana Property Crimes
= Population: 6,833,037 =
| class="wikitable"
! !Burglary !Theft !Motor Vehicle Theft |
| Report Total
|15,449 |76,437 |13,628 |
| Rate per 1,000
|2.26 |11.19 |1.99 |
United States Property Crimes
= Population: 333,287,557 =
| class="wikitable"
! !Burglary !Theft !Motor Vehicle Theft |
| Report Total
|899,293 |4,672,363 |942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000
|2.70 |14.02 |2.83 |
Policing
{{Further|List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana}}
In 2008, Indiana had 482 state and local law enforcement agencies.{{Cite web |url=http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |title=U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15 |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224733/http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }} Those agencies employed a total of 19,940 staff.{{Cite web |url=http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |title=U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15 |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224733/http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }} Of the total staff, 13,171 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).{{Cite web |url=http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |title=U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15 |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224733/http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }}
= Police ratio =
In 2008, Indiana had 206 police officers per 100,000 residents.{{Cite web |url=http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |title=U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15 |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224733/http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }}
Capital punishment laws
{{Further|Capital punishment in Indiana}}
Capital punishment is applied in this state.{{Cite web|url=http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm|title=Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty}}