Franklin, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Franklin:

  • There were 344 total crimes committed in Franklin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,337.8 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin is -42.44% below the national average.
  • Franklin ranks #66 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Franklin ranks #4,832 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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Franklin Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin is 1,337.8 per 100,000 people. That's -42.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.51% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 344 1,337.8 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 3.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 50.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 21 81.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 13 50.6 280.4 269.8
Larceny 280 1,088.9 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 116.7 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 323 1,256.1 1,783.2 1,954.4

Franklin 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 Franklin

21
Violent Crimes
81.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin is 81.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,224.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -77.17% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin

323
Property Crimes
1,256.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 323 property crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin is 1,256.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.6 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 -35.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.56% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 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 65,813 1,230 1,868.9 1,796.0 72.9
Beech Grove, IN 14,401 430 2,985.9 2,673.4 312.5
Bargersville, IN 10,791 63 583.8 546.8 37.1
New Whiteland, IN 5,597 21 375.2 339.5 35.7
Whiteland, IN 4,835 42 868.7 868.7 0.0
Edinburgh, IN 4,431 55 1,241.3 1,151.0 90.3

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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