Hobart, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hobart, IN Summary

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

  • There were 710 total crimes committed in Hobart in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,422.7 total crimes per 100K people in Hobart.
  • The overall crime rate in Hobart is 14.32% above the national average.
  • Hobart ranks #104 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Hobart ranks #7,939 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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Hobart Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hobart is 2,422.7 per 100,000 people. That's 14.32% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 43.23% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hobart
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 710 2,422.7 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 8 27.3 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 28 95.5 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 44 150.1 312.9 359.0
Burglary 30 102.4 176.8 229.0
Larceny 593 2,023.5 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 43 146.7 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 666 2,272.6 1,378.6 1,760.0

Hobart 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 Hobart

44
Violent Crimes
150.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Hobart in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hobart is 150.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 666.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hobart each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.02% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hobart

666
Property Crimes
2,272.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 666 property crimes in Hobart in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hobart is 2,272.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hobart each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.12% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 64.85% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hobart

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gary, IN 67,463 2,514 3,726.5 2,828.2 898.3
Portage, IN 38,700 520 1,343.7 1,108.5 235.1
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Lansing, IL 27,309 609 2,230.0 1,838.2 391.8
Munster, IN 23,524 254 1,079.7 1,028.7 51.0
South Holland, IL 20,192 495 2,451.5 2,114.7 336.8
Dyer, IN 16,278 58 356.3 344.0 12.3
Steger, IL 9,190 191 2,078.3 1,762.8 315.6
Crete, IL 8,277 89 1,075.3 906.1 169.1
Glenwood, IL 8,150 161 1,975.5 1,754.6 220.9

Hobart SnackAbility

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