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Indianapolis Crime Rate Report (Indiana)

Indianapolis crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Indianapolis for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Indianapolis in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 76.13% and the city property crime rate in Indianapolis was higher than the national property crime rate average by 34.08%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Indianapolis was higher than the violent crime rate in Indiana by 126.87% and the city property crime rate in Indianapolis was higher than the property crime rate in Indiana by 95.58%.

Property and Violent Crime
Indianapolis Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Indianapolis Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Indianapolis Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,962
Arson140
Burglary2,709
Larceny and Theft12,289
Motor Vehicle Theft3,597
Murder and Manslaughter104
Rape372
Robbery776
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)26,309
Property Crime18,595
Violent Crime5,214
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,833
Arson275
Burglary2,034
Larceny and Theft14,870
Motor Vehicle Theft5,595
Murder and Manslaughter178
Rape426
Robbery434
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)30,212
Property Crime22,498
Violent Crime5,871

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Indianapolis Property Crime

Indianapolis Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Indianapolis Crime 2025

Indianapolis Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Indianapolis Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Indianapolis Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Indianapolis, Indiana crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Indianapolis crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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