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

Crime Index, #152

Indianapolis, IN	3,868.48
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.

Indianapolis, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Indianapolis, IN	Count	136	573	3,808	6,251	12,125	24,090	5,179	271
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	15.8	66.8	443.7	728.4	1,412.8	2,806.9	603.4	31.6	3,677
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	129	656	3,800	5,894	13,445	26,156	5,005	317
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	15.2	77.2	446.9	693.2	1,581.4	3,076.4	588.7	37.3	3,833
	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
2012	Indianapolis, IN	Count	97	436	3,442	5,967	14,774	27,525	4,599	409
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	11.6	52.0	410.4	711.5	1,761.6	3,282.1	548.4	48.8	3,739
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.7	25.5	100.9	214.6	728.3	2,092.0	209.0	NA	1,556
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Indianapolis, IN	Count	96	435	3,372	5,267	15,122	26,588	5,257	463
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	11.5	52.2	404.8	632.3	1,815.3	3,191.7	631.1	55.6	3,697
	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
2009	Indianapolis, IN	Count	100	460	3,929	5,271	15,217	27,717	4,485	346
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	12.3	56.5	483.0	648.0	1,870.6	3,407.3	551.3	42.5	3,905
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	114	475	4,023	5,123	14,267	28,466	6,444	367
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	14.1	58.8	497.7	633.8	1,765.0	3,521.6	797.2	45.4	4,049
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	114	505	4,046	5,176	13,385	29,224	7,680	336
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	14.3	63.3	507.5	649.2	1,678.9	3,665.5	963.3	42.1	4,181
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	140	549	3,249	3,751	11,734	28,929	8,936	347
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	17.5	68.5	405.6	468.3	1,465.0	3,611.8	1,115.6	43.3	3,877
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	108	527	3,274	4,039	11,548	29,541	8,992	374
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	13.5	65.8	409.1	504.7	1,443.0	3,691.2	1,123.6	46.7	3,858
	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

Hate Crime Index

Indianapolis, IN	36.80
Indiana	16.56
U.S.	23.78

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

Indianapolis, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Indianapolis, IN	Count	19	7	3	4	5	0
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	2.2	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.0	22
	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
2013	Indianapolis, IN	Count	43	29	0	6	8	0
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	5.1	3.4	0.0	0.7	0.9	0.0	50
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Indianapolis, IN	Count	51	33	3	5	10	0
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	6.1	4.0	0.4	0.6	1.2	0.0	61
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.7	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Indianapolis, IN	Count	43	30	2	7	4	0
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	5.2	3.6	0.2	0.9	0.5	0.0	52
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.5	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Indianapolis, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Indianapolis, IN	1.95
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.

Indianapolis, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,725	1,536	189
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	201.0	179.0	22.0	1.90
	Indiana	Per 100,000	256.1	188.2	67.9	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,749	1,539	210
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	205.7	181.0	24.7	1.93
	Indiana	Per 100,000	270.9	197.2	73.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,813	1,591	222
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	216.2	189.7	26.5	2.03
	Indiana	Per 100,000	267.2	195.5	71.7	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,857	1,614	243
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	222.9	193.8	29.2	2.08
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,913	1,648	265
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	231.9	199.7	32.1	2.16
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,898	1,619	279
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	233.3	199.0	34.3	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,848	1,590	258
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	228.6	196.7	31.9	2.13
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	1,883	1,605	278
	Indianapolis, IN	Per 100,000	236.2	201.3	34.9	2.19
	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	Indianapolis, IN	Count	2,434	1,581	853
2005	Indianapolis, IN	Count	2,813	1,603	1,210