Bluffton, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bluffton, IN Summary

Crime in Bluffton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bluffton 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 Bluffton:

  • There were 96 total crimes committed in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 912.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bluffton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bluffton is -56.94% below the national average.
  • Bluffton ranks #58 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Bluffton ranks #4,059 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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Bluffton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bluffton is 912.6 per 100,000 people. That's -56.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -46.05% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bluffton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 96 912.6 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 1 9.5 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 114.1 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 19 180.6 312.9 359.0
Burglary 5 47.5 176.8 229.0
Larceny 64 608.4 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 76.1 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 77 732.0 1,378.6 1,760.0

Bluffton 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 Bluffton

19
Violent Crimes
180.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bluffton is 180.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 553.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.69% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.28% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bluffton

77
Property Crimes
732.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bluffton is 732.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.41% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.90% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bluffton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Auburn, IN 14,010 60 428.3 421.1 7.1
Van Wert, OH 11,018 384 3,485.2 3,249.2 236.0
Celina, OH 10,870 111 1,021.2 975.2 46.0
Decatur, IN 10,053 85 845.5 676.4 169.1
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Delphos, OH 7,045 50 709.7 624.6 85.2
Union, OH 6,977 84 1,204.0 1,118.0 86.0
Berne, IN 4,242 11 259.3 188.6 70.7

Bluffton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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