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

Crime Index, #61

Valparaiso, IN	1,084.32
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.

Valparaiso, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Valparaiso, IN	Count	1	NA	7	27	55	526	38	NA
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	3.1	NA	21.6	83.4	169.8	1,624.4	117.3	NA	712
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	2	7	24	87	555	23	0
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	6.2	21.8	74.8	271.1	1,729.5	71.7	0.0	742
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	1	7	5	15	153	644	44	2
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	3.1	21.8	15.6	46.8	477.5	2,009.9	137.3	6.2	1,036
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	4	5	23	144	780	34	3
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	12.5	15.7	72.1	451.5	2,445.8	106.6	9.4	1,049
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	5	14	27	112	668	31	3
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	16.1	45.2	87.2	361.5	2,156.2	100.1	9.7	1,006
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	1	3	7	87	121	595	37	3
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	3.3	9.8	22.8	283.6	394.4	1,939.4	120.6	9.8	1,158
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	1	3	3	96	130	700	42	2
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	3.3	9.9	9.9	318.2	430.9	2,320.3	139.2	6.6	1,298
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	2	6	80	123	673	29	0
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	6.7	20.2	268.8	413.3	2,261.1	97.4	0.0	1,153
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	7	4	91	93	889	48	3
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	23.9	13.7	310.6	317.5	3,034.6	163.9	10.2	1,450
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	1	4	2	66	86	758	42	3
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	3.5	13.8	6.9	228.3	297.5	2,622.0	145.3	10.4	1,237
	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

Valparaiso, IN		-0.50
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.

Valparaiso, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Valparaiso, 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
2013	Valparaiso, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Valparaiso, IN	1.57
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.

Valparaiso, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Valparaiso, IN	Count	55	50	5
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	169.8	154.4	15.4	1.62
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	56	51	5
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	174.5	158.9	15.6	1.67
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	55	50	5
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	171.6	156.0	15.6	1.64
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	55	49	6
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	172.5	153.6	18.8	1.63
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	57	51	6
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	184.0	164.6	19.4	1.74
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	56	50	6
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	182.5	163.0	19.6	1.73
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	55	49	6
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	182.3	162.4	19.9	1.72
	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	Valparaiso, IN	Count	59	48	11
	Valparaiso, IN	Per 100,000	198.2	161.3	37.0	1.80
	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
2005	Valparaiso, IN	Count	62	46	16