Hammond, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hammond, IN Summary

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

  • There were 2,886 total crimes committed in Hammond in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,813.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hammond.
  • The overall crime rate in Hammond is 79.95% above the national average.
  • Hammond ranks #122 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Hammond ranks #9,182 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.

Additional research about crime in Indiana

Hammond Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hammond is 3,813.6 per 100,000 people. That's 79.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 125.45% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hammond
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,886 3,813.6 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 11 14.5 5.5 5.0
Robbery 69 91.2 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 449 593.3 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 561 741.3 312.9 359.0
Burglary 175 231.2 176.8 229.0
Larceny 1,863 2,461.8 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 287 379.2 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,325 3,072.3 1,378.6 1,760.0

Hammond 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 Hammond

561
Violent Crimes
741.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
106.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 561 violent crimes in Hammond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hammond is 741.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hammond each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 106.49% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.88% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hammond

2,325
Property Crimes
3,072.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,325 property crimes in Hammond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hammond is 3,072.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hammond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.56% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.86% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hammond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 56,593 637 1,125.6 1,097.3 28.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Lansing, IL 27,309 609 2,230.0 1,838.2 391.8
Oak Forest, IL 25,823 136 526.7 437.6 89.1
East Chicago, IN 25,662 620 2,416.0 1,589.9 826.1
Munster, IN 23,524 254 1,079.7 1,028.7 51.0
Highland, IN 23,381 396 1,693.7 1,595.3 98.4
Frankfort, IL 21,108 148 701.2 668.0 33.2
South Holland, IL 20,192 495 2,451.5 2,114.7 336.8
Palos Hills, IL 17,532 84 479.1 410.7 68.4

Hammond SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
7
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