Highland, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Highland, IN Summary

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

  • There were 396 total crimes committed in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,693.7 total crimes per 100K people in Highland.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland is -20.08% below the national average.
  • Highland ranks #88 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Highland ranks #6,554 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

Highland Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland is 1,693.7 per 100,000 people. That's -20.08% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.13% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 396 1,693.7 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 7 29.9 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 68.4 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 23 98.4 312.9 359.0
Burglary 14 59.9 176.8 229.0
Larceny 345 1,475.6 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 59.9 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 373 1,595.3 1,378.6 1,760.0

Highland 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 Highland

23
Violent Crimes
98.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland is 98.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,016.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.60% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.57% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland

373
Property Crimes
1,595.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 373 property crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland is 1,595.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.36% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.72% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hammond, IN 75,677 2,886 3,813.6 3,072.3 741.3
Gary, IN 67,463 2,514 3,726.5 2,828.2 898.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
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
Oak Forest, IL 25,823 136 526.7 437.6 89.1
Munster, IN 23,524 254 1,079.7 1,028.7 51.0
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Evergreen Park, IL 18,734 1,116 5,957.1 5,834.3 122.8
Homewood, IL 18,269 416 2,277.1 2,091.0 186.1

Highland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
2
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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