Charlestown, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charlestown, IN Summary

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

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in Charlestown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,261.5 total crimes per 100K people in Charlestown.
  • The overall crime rate in Charlestown is -45.72% below the national average.
  • Charlestown ranks #59 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Charlestown ranks #4,590 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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Charlestown Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charlestown is 1,261.5 per 100,000 people. That's -45.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.08% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charlestown
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 1,261.5 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 11.8 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 224.0 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 21 247.6 357.7 369.8
Burglary 11 129.7 280.4 269.8
Larceny 71 837.1 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 47.2 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 86 1,013.9 1,783.2 1,954.4

Charlestown 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 Charlestown

21
Violent Crimes
247.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Charlestown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charlestown is 247.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 403.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charlestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.78% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charlestown

86
Property Crimes
1,013.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 86 property crimes in Charlestown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charlestown is 1,013.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charlestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.14% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Charlestown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersonville, IN 51,150 968 1,892.5 1,657.9 234.6
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
Clarksville, IN 21,890 958 4,376.4 4,216.5 159.9
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Sellersburg, IN 9,784 56 572.4 490.6 81.8
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0

Charlestown SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8
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