Anderson, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anderson:

  • There were 1,861 total crimes committed in Anderson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,385.8 total crimes per 100K people in Anderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Anderson is 45.68% above the national average.
  • Anderson ranks #113 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Anderson ranks #8,513 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,385.8 per 100,000 people. That's 45.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 58.15% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anderson
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,861 3,385.8 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 7 12.7 7.5 6.3
Robbery 59 107.3 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 149 271.1 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 267 485.8 357.7 369.8
Burglary 242 440.3 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,101 2,003.1 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 251 456.7 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,594 2,900.0 1,783.2 1,954.4

Anderson Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Indiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Anderson

267
Violent Crimes
485.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 267 violent crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anderson is 485.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 205.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 35.81% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anderson

1,594
Property Crimes
2,900.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,594 property crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anderson is 2,900.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.5 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 48.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.63% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 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
Fishers, IN 102,921 852 827.8 750.1 77.7
Noblesville, IN 66,127 611 924.0 833.2 90.7
Muncie, IN 65,343 2,091 3,200.0 2,718.0 482.1
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Elwood, IN 8,397 120 1,429.1 1,333.8 95.3
Pendleton, IN 4,974 11 221.1 180.9 40.2

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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