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Merrillville, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Merrillville crime rate is lower than the Indiana average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #93

Merrillville, IN	1,502.39
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.

Merrillville, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Merrillville, IN	Count	4	5	41	69	183	956	91	NA
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	11.2	14.0	114.8	193.2	512.4	2,676.8	254.8	NA	1,656
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	3	1	33	62	246	979	112	2
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	8.4	2.8	92.3	173.4	688.0	2,738.0	313.2	5.6	1,637
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	4	6	39	57	143	1,125	122	2
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	11.3	17.0	110.4	161.4	404.8	3,184.7	345.4	5.7	1,753
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	2	3	36	71	151	1,082	147	2
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	5.6	8.5	101.6	200.4	426.2	3,054.3	414.9	5.6	1,664
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	3	4	35	53	110	1,038	125	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	8.9	11.8	103.4	156.6	325.1	3,067.5	369.4	0.0	1,618
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	3	28	13	146	664	99	3
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	9.0	84.0	39.0	437.8	1,991.1	296.9	9.0	1,075
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	4	0	24	22	121	733	107	5
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	12.4	0.0	74.2	68.0	374.0	2,265.6	330.7	15.5	1,284
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	3	2	42	42	123	809	133	2
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	9.3	6.2	130.9	130.9	383.3	2,521.0	414.4	6.2	1,528
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	1	2	27	64	93	857	152	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	3.2	6.3	85.1	201.7	293.1	2,700.6	479.0	0.0	1,469
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	4	18	67	82	754	154	1
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	12.7	57.3	213.2	260.9	2,399.0	490.0	3.2	1,338
	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

Merrillville, IN		-0.13
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.

Merrillville, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, 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
2012	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, 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
2008	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Merrillville, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Merrillville, IN	1.50
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.

Merrillville, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Merrillville, IN	Count	64	49	15
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	179.2	137.2	42.0	1.58
	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
2012	Merrillville, IN	Count	60	47	13
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	169.9	133.1	36.8	1.51
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	62	48	14
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	175.0	135.5	39.5	1.55
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	63	49	14
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	186.2	144.8	41.4	1.65
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	65	50	15
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	194.9	149.9	45.0	1.72
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	64	51	13
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	197.8	157.6	40.2	1.78
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	62	49	13
	Merrillville, IN	Per 100,000	193.2	152.7	40.5	1.73
	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	Merrillville, IN	Count	66	53	13
2005	Merrillville, IN	Count	66	54	12