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Griffith, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Griffith crime rate is about the same as the Indiana average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #97

Griffith, IN	1,612.34
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.

Griffith, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Griffith, IN	Count	1	1	10	30	69	353	42	0
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	6.0	6.0	60.4	181.2	416.9	2,132.7	253.7	0.0	1,261
	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
2013	Griffith, IN	Count	0	2	18	10	100	411	54	0
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	12.0	108.0	60.0	599.8	2,465.4	323.9	0.0	1,360
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.4	25.0	108.2	211.3	653.0	1,984.9	216.2	NA	1,511
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2011	Griffith, IN	Count	3	3	14	18	112	479	50	0
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	17.7	17.7	82.5	106.0	659.6	2,821.1	294.5	0.0	1,765
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	27.0	107.1	193.0	775.7	2,158.8	227.3	NA	1,601
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Griffith, IN	Count	1	6	10	19	93	470	58	1
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	6.2	36.9	61.5	116.9	572.2	2,892.0	356.9	6.2	1,674
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	3	2	17	12	70	454	57	2
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	18.5	12.3	104.9	74.1	432.0	2,801.6	351.7	12.3	1,664
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	2	5	13	19	119	560	49	1
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	12.3	30.8	80.2	117.2	733.8	3,453.4	302.2	6.2	1,958
	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
2007	Griffith, IN	Count	2	0	13	28	76	524	65	1
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	12.2	0.0	79.4	171.0	464.3	3,201.0	397.1	6.1	1,705
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Griffith, IN	Count	0	3	14	15	88	483	70	2
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	17.9	83.5	89.4	524.6	2,879.1	417.3	11.9	1,495
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	0	5	19	19	70	508	81	4
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	29.6	112.4	112.4	414.2	3,006.1	479.3	23.7	1,628
	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

Griffith, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Griffith, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Griffith, 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

Griffith, IN	1.93
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.

Griffith, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Griffith, IN	Count	38	30	8
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	223.8	176.7	47.1	2.00
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	39	31	8
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	240.0	190.7	49.2	2.15
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	39	31	8
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	240.7	191.3	49.4	2.16
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	39	31	8
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	240.5	191.2	49.3	2.16
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	40	31	9
	Griffith, IN	Per 100,000	244.3	189.4	55.0	2.17
	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	Griffith, IN	Count	39	31	8
2005	Griffith, IN	Count	38	30	8