How has crime changed in Indiana since 1985?

Police in Indiana reported about 300 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 461 in 2017, and 1,252 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,239 in 1988. There's no figure for 1986–1987 and 1989–2000, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Indiana and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Indiana Violent, U.S. Property, Indiana Property, U.S.
1985 354.0 570.3 3,986.5 4,780.0
1986 – 633.6 – 5,015.3
1987 – 624.9 – 5,090.1
1988 438.2 630.2 4,238.6 5,045.9
1989 – 680.5 – 5,211.5
1990 – 749.8 – 5,227.0
1991 – 798.1 – 5,388.4
1992 – 785.4 – 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 – 534.4 – 3,751.7
2001 415.7 529.5 3,774.3 3,801.5
2002 394.3 512.9 3,709.1 3,737.7
2003 378.0 493.7 3,609.6 3,704.0
2004 357.5 478.6 3,693.2 3,599.4
2005 363.2 483.0 3,808.2 3,518.3
2006 349.9 486.9 3,728.3 3,397.1
2007 366.9 477.9 3,604.2 3,316.1
2008 367.4 463.7 3,544.6 3,252.3
2009 361.8 436.8 3,288.9 3,076.7
2010 352.4 408.1 3,273.7 2,963.4
2011 357.5 390.1 3,358.6 2,925.7
2012 376.2 390.7 3,219.4 2,881.3
2013 391.3 378.2 3,020.9 2,759.3
2014 400.0 373.7 2,837.9 2,591.8
2015 419.7 384.6 2,773.6 2,495.2
2016 456.2 399.5 2,799.5 2,469.1
2017 461.0 397.5 2,666.7 2,372.4
2018 441.6 384.8 2,450.4 2,206.8
2019 410.6 381.0 2,196.0 2,109.0
2020 444.3 399.3 1,950.7 1,955.3
2021 370.3 360.9 1,696.1 1,762.2
2022 369.8 398.2 1,716.4 1,998.5
2023 380.0 385.6 1,686.8 1,950.5
2024 349.2 363.4 1,506.2 1,766.8
2025 300.4 329.3 1,252.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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