Lawrence, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lawrence, IN Summary

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

  • There were 1,140 total crimes committed in Lawrence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,306.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lawrence.
  • The overall crime rate in Lawrence is -0.75% below the national average.
  • Lawrence ranks #92 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Lawrence ranks #7,161 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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Lawrence Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lawrence is 2,306.7 per 100,000 people. That's -0.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.75% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lawrence
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,140 2,306.7 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 63 127.5 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 141.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 161 325.8 357.7 369.8
Burglary 108 218.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 679 1,373.9 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 192 388.5 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 979 1,980.9 1,783.2 1,954.4

Lawrence 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 Lawrence

161
Violent Crimes
325.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 161 violent crimes in Lawrence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lawrence is 325.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 307.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lawrence each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -8.92% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lawrence

979
Property Crimes
1,980.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 979 property crimes in Lawrence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lawrence is 1,980.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lawrence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.09% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lawrence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Indianapolis, IN 886,455 39,041 4,404.2 3,376.6 1,027.6
Fishers, IN 102,921 852 827.8 750.1 77.7
Carmel, IN 101,670 887 872.4 807.5 64.9
Noblesville, IN 66,127 611 924.0 833.2 90.7
Greenwood, IN 65,813 1,230 1,868.9 1,796.0 72.9
Westfield, IN 54,552 454 832.2 753.4 78.8
Zionsville, IN 32,575 122 374.5 359.2 15.3
Greenfield, IN 24,596 320 1,301.0 1,154.7 146.4
Beech Grove, IN 14,401 430 2,985.9 2,673.4 312.5
McCordsville, IN 10,193 116 1,138.0 1,039.9 98.1

Lawrence SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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