Carmel, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carmel, IN Summary

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

  • There were 906 total crimes committed in Carmel in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 878.7 total crimes per 100K people in Carmel.
  • The overall crime rate in Carmel is -58.54% below the national average.
  • Carmel ranks #55 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Carmel ranks #3,926 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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Carmel Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carmel is 878.7 per 100,000 people. That's -58.54% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.05% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carmel
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 906 878.7 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 6 5.8 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 49 47.5 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 68 66.0 312.9 359.0
Burglary 47 45.6 176.8 229.0
Larceny 702 680.8 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 89 86.3 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 838 812.7 1,378.6 1,760.0

Carmel 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 Carmel

68
Violent Crimes
66.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Carmel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carmel is 66.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,516.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carmel each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.93% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carmel

838
Property Crimes
812.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 838 property crimes in Carmel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carmel is 812.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carmel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.82% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.04% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carmel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Indianapolis, IN 890,685 37,533 4,213.9 3,336.1 877.9
Noblesville, IN 75,216 468 622.2 538.4 83.8
Westfield, IN 61,845 424 685.6 643.5 42.0
Lawrence, IN 49,200 994 2,020.3 1,727.6 292.7
Brownsburg, IN 33,343 221 662.8 599.8 63.0
Zionsville, IN 33,121 99 298.9 277.8 21.1
Avon, IN 25,147 438 1,741.8 1,606.6 135.2
Beech Grove, IN 14,335 277 1,932.3 1,653.3 279.0
Cumberland, IN 6,571 176 2,678.4 2,343.6 334.8

Carmel SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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