What is the #1 most dangerous cities in indiana?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Evansville	116,441	12.12
2	Clinton	4,814	10.28
3	Elkhart	53,726	9.97
4	South Bend	102,866	9.65
5	Gary	68,604	8.98
6	Indianapolis city (balance)	882,043	8.78
7	East Chicago	26,158	8.26
8	Vevay	2,087	7.90
9	Hammond	77,098	7.41
10	Aurora	3,704	6.80
11	Brazil	8,064	6.44
12	Muncie	64,739	6.02
13	Lafayette	70,650	6.00
14	Rockport	2,088	5.63
15	Terre Haute	58,491	5.55
16	Knox	3,843	5.03
17	Kokomo	59,375	4.88
18	Peru	10,835	4.65
19	Anderson	54,930	4.19
20	Richmond	35,551	4.19
21	New Carlisle	2,110	4.18
22	Warsaw	16,592	4.14
23	Union City	3,477	4.09
24	Boonville	6,681	4.04
25	Hartford City	5,685	3.80
26	Monticello	5,504	3.77
27	Whiting	4,554	3.57
28	Bremen	4,660	3.55
29	Walkerton	2,052	3.35
30	Cumberland	6,154	3.35
31	Lebanon	17,575	3.33
32	Mount Vernon	6,431	3.33
33	Jeffersonville	50,176	3.22
34	Fort Wayne	266,235	3.08
35	Michigan City	31,894	2.98
36	Lawrence	49,284	2.93
37	Syracuse	3,232	2.92
38	Fremont	2,177	2.89
39	Bloomington	78,791	2.87
40	Fortville	5,092	2.86
41	North Judson	2,094	2.86
42	Bristol	1,903	2.80
43	Beech Grove	15,082	2.79
44	Delphi	2,913	2.78
45	Huntingburg	6,504	2.76
46	McCordsville	9,700	2.70
47	Washington	12,192	2.68
48	New Albany	37,589	2.66
49	Lake Station	13,109	2.61
50	Shelbyville	19,866	2.55
51	Plainfield	35,783	2.51
52	Jasonville	2,269	2.48
53	Clarksville	22,121	2.39
54	Mishawaka	50,907	2.36
55	Portage	37,951	2.35
56	New Palestine	3,027	2.34
57	Plymouth	10,506	2.31
58	Linton	5,153	2.30
59	North Vernon	7,214	2.29
60	Goshen	34,374	2.22
61	New Haven	15,339	2.11
62	La Porte	22,125	2.09
63	Whitestown	11,276	2.06
64	Kendallville	10,094	2.05
65	Westville	5,291	2.05
66	Nappanee	7,040	2.05
67	Brownstown	3,020	2.03
68	Portland	6,341	1.98
69	Scottsburg	7,338	1.95
70	Greensburg	11,585	1.94
71	Crawfordsville	16,408	1.86
72	Loogootee	2,846	1.85
73	Ogden Dunes	1,213	1.85
74	Waterloo	2,180	1.84
75	Edinburgh	4,191	1.81
76	Bluffton	10,539	1.81
77	Albion	2,680	1.80
78	Greenfield	24,308	1.77
79	Tipton	5,255	1.72
80	Rensselaer	5,369	1.72
81	Decatur	9,769	1.69
82	Shelburn	1,325	1.65
83	Speedway	13,622	1.62
84	Tell City	7,490	1.60
85	Santa Claus	2,822	1.56
86	Alexandria	5,145	1.55
87	Hobart	29,646	1.50
88	Ellettsville	6,653	1.49
89	Prince's Lakes	1,257	1.47
90	Connersville	13,241	1.43
91	Avon	22,683	1.35
92	Cannelton	1,506	1.34
93	Lawrenceburg	5,155	1.34
94	Griffith	16,228	1.30
95	Columbia City	9,975	1.28
96	Schererville	29,627	1.25
97	Argos	1,822	1.24
98	Cicero	5,441	1.22
99	Shirley	1,026	1.22
100	Vincennes	16,676	1.21
101	Hagerstown	1,710	1.20
102	Jasper	16,421	1.19
103	Pittsboro	3,988	1.14
104	Merrillville	36,343	1.12
105	Frankfort	15,536	1.10
106	Greenwood	64,237	1.09
107	Marion	27,384	1.07
108	Angola	9,383	1.05
109	Charlestown	8,118	1.04
110	North Manchester	4,904	1.01
111	Highland	23,749	0.98
112	Elwood	8,320	0.95
113	Berne	3,906	0.94
114	West Lafayette	44,802	0.94
115	Danville	11,049	0.93
116	Whiteland	4,369	0.88
117	Sheridan	3,355	0.87
118	Franklin	25,999	0.84
119	Noblesville	71,940	0.84
120	Sellersburg	10,215	0.82
121	Winona Lake	5,073	0.78
122	Osceola	2,583	0.77
123	Crown Point	34,042	0.77
124	New Castle	17,356	0.75
125	Butler	2,632	0.74
126	Dayton	1,049	0.73
127	Lagrange	2,770	0.73
128	Fishers	100,918	0.73
129	Mooresville	9,608	0.72
130	Utica	1,017	0.72
131	Logansport	17,766	0.71
132	Valparaiso	34,377	0.66
133	Carmel	100,501	0.66
134	Cedar Lake	14,686	0.66
135	Brownsburg	30,310	0.63
136	Bargersville	10,163	0.61
137	South Whitley	1,412	0.57
138	Chesterton	14,326	0.54
139	Munster	23,733	0.51
140	Yorktown	11,617	0.51
141	Bedford	13,824	0.50
142	Gas City	6,097	0.49
143	Huntington	17,026	0.47
144	Seymour	21,536	0.46
145	Ligonier	4,263	0.43
146	Winchester	4,912	0.43
147	Westfield	51,109	0.42
148	New Whiteland	5,641	0.34
149	Pendleton	5,115	0.34
150	Lowell	10,911	0.26
151	St. John	21,639	0.24
152	Austin	3,588	0.24
153	Zionsville	31,442	0.21
154	Porter	5,208	0.19
155	Batesville	6,842	0.14
156	Columbus	51,104	0.13
157	Dyer	16,400	0.12
158	Auburn	13,464	0.07
159	Brookville	2,640	0.00
160	Worthington	1,634	0.00
161	Kingsford Heights	1,313	0.00
162	Arcadia	1,696	0.00
163	North Liberty	1,838	0.00
164	Long Beach	1,201	0.00
165	Trafalgar	1,433	0.00
166	Bloomfield	2,440	0.00
167	Topeka	1,037	0.00
168	Rushville	6,186	0.00
169	Markle	1,154	0.00
170	Fairmount	2,575	0.00
171	Garrett	6,540	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Indiana are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in indiana?: Evansville ranks #1 with 12.12 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in indiana?: 1. Evansville (12.12), 2. Clinton (10.28), 3. Elkhart (9.97), 4. South Bend (9.65), 5. Gary (8.98)
How many cities in Indiana are ranked?: This ranking includes 171 cities in Indiana with available data.

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