Linton, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Linton, IN Summary

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

  • There were 111 total crimes committed in Linton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,129.3 total crimes per 100K people in Linton.
  • The overall crime rate in Linton is 0.47% above the national average.
  • Linton ranks #98 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Linton ranks #7,476 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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Linton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Linton is 2,129.3 per 100,000 people. That's 0.47% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.88% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Linton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 111 2,129.3 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 153.5 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 230.2 312.9 359.0
Burglary 2 38.4 176.8 229.0
Larceny 89 1,707.3 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 153.5 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 99 1,899.1 1,378.6 1,760.0

Linton 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 Linton

12
Violent Crimes
230.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Linton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Linton is 230.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 434.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Linton each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.88% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.44% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Linton

99
Property Crimes
1,899.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 99 property crimes in Linton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Linton is 1,899.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Linton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.90% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.76% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Linton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomington, IN 78,762 2,367 3,005.3 2,718.3 286.9
Jasper, IN 16,806 122 725.9 606.9 119.0
Vincennes, IN 16,535 435 2,630.8 2,509.8 121.0
Washington, IN 12,674 94 741.7 473.4 268.3
Paris, IL 7,967 162 2,033.4 1,456.0 577.4
Robinson, IL 6,968 133 1,908.7 1,607.3 301.4
Ellettsville, IN 6,731 85 1,262.8 1,129.1 133.7

Linton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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