Highland, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 335 total crimes committed in Highland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,425.7 total crimes per 100K people in Highland.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland is -38.66% below the national average.
  • Highland ranks #68 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Highland ranks #5,100 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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Highland Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland is 1,425.7 per 100,000 people. That's -38.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.41% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 335 1,425.7 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 3 12.8 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 76.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 21 89.4 357.7 369.8
Burglary 12 51.1 280.4 269.8
Larceny 276 1,174.6 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 110.6 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 314 1,336.3 1,783.2 1,954.4

Highland 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 Highland

21
Violent Crimes
89.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland is 89.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,119.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.01% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland

314
Property Crimes
1,336.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 314 property crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland is 1,336.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.8 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 -31.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.06% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 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 76,366 3,068 4,017.5 3,347.0 670.5
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Evergreen Park, IL 19,103 928 4,857.9 4,706.1 151.8
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5

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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