Indiana’s Safest Cities of 2025

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According to our State of Safety survey, Indiana saw a decline in violent crime and gun violence, but package theft has become more common. More than half of all Hoosiers feel safe in the state, but they do tend to worry about crime more than nationwide averages.

We didn't have enough data to accurately calculate statewide crime rates this year, but results from our annual State of Safety survey can help us understand how Hoosiers' crime experiences changed compared to the previous year. 

Hoosiers reported the same or slightly fewer experiences with property crime, violent crime, and gun violence, but package theft experiences increased year over year. However, concern about all types of crime increased. Hoosiers worry about violent crime, property crime, and package theft more than the average American but worry less about gun violence.

The percentage of Hoosiers who feel safe in Indiana jumped from 40% to 51% year over year, which means Hoosiers feel safer than the average American (US 48%).

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The Hoosiers we talked to reported no change in their property crime experiences year over year, but they were more likely to worry about it. 

Hoosiers also felt more concerned about package theft than the average American, which makes sense considering they were also more likely to have had a package stolen than the national average.

• Package theft concerns 58% of Indiana residents, up from 57% the previous year (US 52%).
• 39% of Hoosiers claimed to have experienced a package theft in the 8 months prior to the survey, which is higher than the national average of 37% and represents an 8 point increase year over year.
• 35% of Indiana respondents told us they increased their security measures in the 8 months prior to our survey (US 37%).
• Of the Hoosiers who use some form of property protection, most preferred security cameras (42%), guard dogs (39%), and firearms (36%). 

Indiana residents are more concerned about violent crime than they were a year ago, but their first-hand experiences have actually decreased.

• 63% of Hoosiers worry about violent crime, up from 47% the previous year (US 59%).
• 13% of Indiana residents said they experienced a violent crime in the 8 months prior to our survey, down slightly from 14% the previous year (US 14%).
• 41% of Indiana residents who participated in our survey use some form of personal protection, up from 33% last year (US 35%).
• Of the Hoosiers who use personal protection, most prefer pocket knives (21%), firearms (20%), and pepper spray (18%).

• 54% of Indiana survey respondents told us they're highly concerned about gun violence, up from 51% last year (US 57%).
• 11% experienced gun violence in the 8 months prior to the survey, which matches the nationwide average and is one point lower than last year.
• Of the Indiana residents who use some form of personal protection, 20% use concealed firearms, compared to 15% nationwide.
• 36% rely on a firearm for property protection, compared to 29% across the US.
• 11 mass shooting events occurred in Indiana during 2024, five fewer than in 2023.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 54 Indiana cities met the criteria for ranking this year.
• Zionsville dropped from #1 to #4.
• Every safest city reported fewer than 1 violent crime per 1,000 people.
• Fishers and Carmel each have populations exceeding 100,000, making their low crime rates even more impressive.
• Dyer held on to the #3 spot this year.
• The #1 city for this year—Columbus—reported 10 violent crimes, all of which were robberies. All of the city's 57 property crimes were burglaries.
• St. John and Dyer reported zero murders, rapes, and robberies.

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