Cedar Lake, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cedar Lake, IN Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Cedar Lake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 328.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cedar Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Cedar Lake is -84.50% below the national average.
  • Cedar Lake ranks #18 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Cedar Lake ranks #1,373 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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Cedar Lake Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cedar Lake is 328.4 per 100,000 people. That's -84.50% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -80.59% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cedar Lake
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 328.4 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 2 11.9 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 47.8 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 11 65.7 312.9 359.0
Burglary 3 17.9 176.8 229.0
Larceny 37 220.9 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 23.9 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 44 262.7 1,378.6 1,760.0

Cedar Lake 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 Cedar Lake

11
Violent Crimes
65.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Cedar Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cedar Lake is 65.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,522.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cedar Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.01% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cedar Lake

44
Property Crimes
262.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Cedar Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cedar Lake is 262.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 380.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cedar Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.94% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cedar Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Crown Point, IN 35,185 214 608.2 531.5 76.7
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Schererville, IN 29,656 412 1,389.3 1,264.5 124.8
Lansing, IL 27,309 609 2,230.0 1,838.2 391.8
St. John, IN 24,790 38 153.3 129.1 24.2
South Holland, IL 20,192 495 2,451.5 2,114.7 336.8
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Homewood, IL 18,269 416 2,277.1 2,091.0 186.1
Dyer, IN 16,278 58 356.3 344.0 12.3
Hazel Crest, IL 12,588 407 3,233.2 2,693.0 540.2

Cedar Lake SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
3
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