Linton, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 161 total crimes committed in Linton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,128.0 total crimes per 100K people in Linton.
  • The overall crime rate in Linton is 34.59% above the national average.
  • Linton ranks #108 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Linton ranks #8,273 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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Linton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Linton is 3,128.0 per 100,000 people. That's 34.59% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.11% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Linton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 161 3,128.0 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 58.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 3 58.3 357.7 369.8
Burglary 6 116.6 280.4 269.8
Larceny 134 2,603.5 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 349.7 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 158 3,069.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Linton 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 Linton

3
Violent Crimes
58.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Linton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Linton is 58.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,715.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Linton each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.70% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Linton

158
Property Crimes
3,069.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
57.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 158 property crimes in Linton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Linton is 3,069.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.6 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 57.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.15% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 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 80,135 2,281 2,846.4 2,338.6 507.9
Jasper, IN 16,699 125 748.5 527.0 221.6
Vincennes, IN 16,487 450 2,729.4 2,656.6 72.8
Washington, IN 12,090 111 918.1 860.2 57.9
Paris, IL 8,225 144 1,750.8 1,191.5 559.3
Robinson, IL 7,189 122 1,697.0 1,307.6 389.5
Ellettsville, IN 6,731 85 1,262.8 1,129.1 133.7
Sumner, IL 2,949 15 508.6 339.1 169.5

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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