Crime in Indiana

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.

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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 information: List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana

In 2008, Indiana had 482 state and local law enforcement agencies. ^[1] Those agencies employed a total of 19,940 staff. ^[2] Of the total staff, 13,171 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers). ^[3]

Police ratio

In 2008, Indiana had 206 police officers per 100,000 residents. ^[4]

Capital punishment laws

Further information: Capital punishment in Indiana

Capital punishment is applied in this state. ^[5]

References

1. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
2. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
3. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
4. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
5. "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty". Archived from the original on June 21, 2000.