Indianapolis IN Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018
Interactive chart of the Indianapolis, Indiana murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
- The Indianapolis IN murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 18.46 per 100,000 population, a 3.07% increase from 2017.
- The Indianapolis IN murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 17.91 per 100,000 population, a 4.86% increase from 2016.
- The Indianapolis IN murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 17.08 per 100,000 population, a 0.35% decline from 2015.
- The Indianapolis IN murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 17.14 per 100,000 population, a 8.14% increase from 2014.
| City Name |
Population |
Rate |
| Gary |
75,426 |
53.03 |
| Albion |
2,324 |
43.03 |
| Marion |
28,116 |
32.01 |
| Whiting |
4,802 |
20.82 |
| Indianapolis |
877,584 |
18.46 |
| Cumberland |
5,739 |
17.42 |
| Rensselaer |
5,864 |
17.05 |
| Fort Wayne |
267,634 |
14.95 |
| Hobart |
28,101 |
14.23 |
| Elkhart |
52,659 |
13.29 |
| Lawrence |
49,093 |
10.18 |
| Michigan City |
30,999 |
9.68 |
| Anderson |
54,925 |
9.10 |
| South Bend |
102,397 |
8.79 |
| Evansville |
118,765 |
8.42 |
| Mishawaka |
49,310 |
8.11 |
| Kokomo |
57,804 |
6.92 |
| Jeffersonville |
47,709 |
6.29 |
| Lafayette |
72,904 |
5.49 |
| Hammond |
76,050 |
5.26 |
| Brownsburg |
26,525 |
3.77 |
| Crown Point |
29,884 |
3.35 |
| Plainfield |
33,668 |
2.97 |
| Bloomington |
85,730 |
2.33 |
| Greenwood |
58,312 |
1.71 |
| Noblesville |
63,315 |
1.58 |
| Muncie |
68,406 |
1.46 |
| Fishers |
94,035 |
1.06 |
| Elwood |
8,405 |
0.00 |
| Edinburgh |
4,607 |
0.00 |
| Ellettsville |
6,740 |
0.00 |
| Franklin |
25,288 |
0.00 |
| Fairmount |
2,771 |
0.00 |
| Frankfort |
15,744 |
0.00 |
| Highland |
22,428 |
0.00 |
| Bremen |
4,507 |
0.00 |
| Winchester |
4,689 |
0.00 |
| Auburn |
13,220 |
0.00 |
| Bargersville |
7,695 |
0.00 |
| Batesville |
6,616 |
0.00 |
| Bedford |
13,282 |
0.00 |
| Berne |
4,155 |
0.00 |
| Bluffton |
10,046 |
0.00 |
| Boonville |
6,318 |
0.00 |
| Dyer |
15,880 |
0.00 |
| Cannelton |
1,496 |
0.00 |
| Carmel |
94,128 |
0.00 |
| Cedar Lake |
12,602 |
0.00 |
| Chesterton |
13,561 |
0.00 |
| Clinton |
4,707 |
0.00 |
| Columbus |
47,595 |
0.00 |
| Crawfordsville |
16,207 |
0.00 |
| Decatur |
9,585 |
0.00 |
| Shelbyville |
19,075 |
0.00 |
| Peru |
10,973 |
0.00 |
| Plymouth |
9,948 |
0.00 |
| Portage |
36,646 |
0.00 |
| Porter |
4,812 |
0.00 |
| Portland |
6,132 |
0.00 |
| Rushville |
6,009 |
0.00 |
| Sellersburg |
8,935 |
0.00 |
| Seymour |
19,681 |
0.00 |
| North Vernon |
6,694 |
0.00 |
| South Whitley |
1,745 |
0.00 |
| Speedway |
12,187 |
0.00 |
| St. John |
17,615 |
0.00 |
| Tell City |
7,313 |
0.00 |
| Tipton |
5,072 |
0.00 |
| Valparaiso |
33,610 |
0.00 |
| Westfield |
41,037 |
0.00 |
| Lake Station |
11,880 |
0.00 |
| Goshen |
33,386 |
0.00 |
| Griffith |
16,050 |
0.00 |
| Hagerstown |
1,678 |
0.00 |
| Hartford City |
5,736 |
0.00 |
| West Lafayette |
46,906 |
0.00 |
| Huntingburg |
6,135 |
0.00 |
| Zionsville |
27,185 |
0.00 |
| Kendallville |
9,850 |
0.00 |
| Whitestown |
9,388 |
0.00 |
| La Porte |
21,630 |
0.00 |
| Lawrenceburg |
5,033 |
0.00 |
| Lowell |
9,711 |
0.00 |
| Westville |
5,664 |
0.00 |
| Munster |
22,596 |
0.00 |
| Nappanee |
6,864 |
0.00 |
| New Whiteland |
6,182 |
0.00 |
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Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Indianapolis |
IN |
US |
| 2018 |
18.46 |
6.55 |
4.96 |
| 2017 |
17.91 |
6.20 |
5.32 |
| 2016 |
17.08 |
6.50 |
5.38 |
| 2015 |
17.14 |
5.60 |
4.95 |
| 2014 |
15.85 |
5.05 |
4.44 |
| 2013 |
15.17 |
5.43 |
4.52 |
| 2012 |
11.57 |
4.70 |
4.73 |
| 2011 |
11.52 |
4.70 |
4.71 |
| 2009 |
12.29 |
4.86 |
5.02 |
| 2008 |
14.10 |
5.05 |
5.42 |
| 2007 |
14.30 |
5.52 |
5.68 |
| 2006 |
17.48 |
5.72 |
5.78 |
| 2005 |
13.49 |
5.68 |
5.65 |
| 2004 |
13.62 |
5.08 |
5.50 |
| 2003 |
13.37 |
5.45 |
5.68 |
| 2002 |
13.93 |
5.88 |
5.64 |
| 2001 |
14.03 |
6.74 |
5.62 |
| 2000 |
12.50 |
5.79 |
5.54 |
| 1999 |
14.89 |
6.58 |
5.69 |
