Franklin, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Franklin, IN Summary

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

  • There were 306 total crimes committed in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,172.9 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin is -44.65% below the national average.
  • Franklin ranks #70 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Franklin ranks #5,035 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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Franklin Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin is 1,172.9 per 100,000 people. That's -44.65% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -30.66% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 306 1,172.9 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 3 11.5 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 42.2 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 22 84.3 312.9 359.0
Burglary 14 53.7 176.8 229.0
Larceny 249 954.4 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 80.5 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 284 1,088.6 1,378.6 1,760.0

Franklin 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 Franklin

22
Violent Crimes
84.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin is 84.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,185.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.51% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.05% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin

284
Property Crimes
1,088.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 284 property crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin is 1,088.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.15% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.04% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenwood, IN 67,086 1,099 1,638.2 1,529.4 108.8
Beech Grove, IN 14,335 277 1,932.3 1,653.3 279.0
Bargersville, IN 11,568 56 484.1 423.6 60.5
New Whiteland, IN 5,813 30 516.1 481.7 34.4
Whiteland, IN 5,699 50 877.3 807.2 70.2

Franklin SnackAbility

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