Anderson, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Anderson, IN Summary

Crime in Anderson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anderson over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anderson:

  • There were 1,481 total crimes committed in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,675.5 total crimes per 100K people in Anderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Anderson is 26.25% above the national average.
  • Anderson ranks #109 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Anderson ranks #8,256 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Anderson Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anderson is 2,675.5 per 100,000 people. That's 26.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 58.17% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anderson
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,481 2,675.5 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 3 5.4 5.5 5.0
Robbery 30 54.2 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 161 290.8 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 232 419.1 312.9 359.0
Burglary 150 271.0 176.8 229.0
Larceny 918 1,658.4 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 181 327.0 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,249 2,256.3 1,378.6 1,760.0

Anderson Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Indiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Anderson

232
Violent Crimes
419.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 232 violent crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anderson is 419.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 238.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.74% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.93% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anderson

1,249
Property Crimes
2,256.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,249 property crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anderson is 2,256.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.20% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.67% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anderson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Noblesville, IN 75,216 468 622.2 538.4 83.8
Muncie, IN 65,072 1,861 2,859.9 2,257.5 602.4
Middletown, KY 9,602 339 3,530.5 3,405.5 125.0
Elwood, IN 8,430 47 557.5 462.6 94.9
Pendleton, IN 5,933 5 84.3 50.6 33.7

Anderson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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