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Elkhart, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Elkhart crime rate is much higher than the Indiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #148

Elkhart, IN	2,970.77
Indiana	1,598.73
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Elkhart, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Elkhart, IN	Count	1	20	79	546	615	1,484	184	NA
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	1.9	38.9	153.8	1,063.0	1,197.3	2,889.1	358.2	NA	3,018
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.0	24.5	104.5	222.6	559.3	1,880.0	210.1	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2010	Elkhart, IN	Count	1	35	116	4	709	1,507	114	25
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	1.9	65.7	217.7	7.5	1,330.3	2,827.6	213.9	46.9	2,172
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.5	27.2	95.9	186.9	726.7	2,113.4	202.3	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Elkhart, IN	Count	8	22	118	11	639	1,730	165	22
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	15.2	41.8	224.1	20.9	1,213.4	3,285.2	313.3	41.8	2,381
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Elkhart, IN	Count	7	33	161	9	906	2,464	197	31
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	13.3	62.7	305.8	17.1	1,720.7	4,679.6	374.1	58.9	3,209
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Elkhart, IN	Count	12	26	230	16	936	2,857	276	36
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	22.8	49.4	437.1	30.4	1,778.9	5,429.9	524.6	68.4	3,788
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Elkhart, IN	Count	5	39	146	10	775	2,724	262	20
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	9.6	74.8	279.9	19.2	1,485.7	5,222.0	502.3	38.3	3,258
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Elkhart, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Elkhart, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Elkhart, IN	2.30
Indiana	2.28
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Elkhart, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Elkhart, IN	Count	134	120	14
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	261.7	234.3	27.3	2.48
	Indiana	Per 100,000	259.0	173.9	85.2	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Elkhart, IN	Count	148	123	25
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	277.7	230.8	46.9	2.54
	Indiana	Per 100,000	266.2	180.6	85.6	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Elkhart, IN	Count	144	123	21
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	273.4	233.6	39.9	2.54
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Elkhart, IN	Count	141	119	22
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	267.8	226.0	41.8	2.47
	Indiana	Per 100,000	282.3	186.0	96.3	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Elkhart, IN	Count	143	118	25
	Elkhart, IN	Per 100,000	270.9	223.6	47.4	2.47
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Elkhart, IN	Count	141	118	23
2005	Elkhart, IN	Count	140	111	29