Muncie, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Muncie, IN Summary

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

  • There were 2,091 total crimes committed in Muncie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,200.0 total crimes per 100K people in Muncie.
  • The overall crime rate in Muncie is 37.68% above the national average.
  • Muncie ranks #110 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Muncie ranks #8,343 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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Muncie Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Muncie is 3,200.0 per 100,000 people. That's 37.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.47% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Muncie
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,091 3,200.0 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 11 16.8 7.5 6.3
Robbery 30 45.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 239 365.8 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 315 482.1 357.7 369.8
Burglary 315 482.1 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,214 1,857.9 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 247 378.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,776 2,718.0 1,783.2 1,954.4

Muncie 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 Muncie

315
Violent Crimes
482.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 315 violent crimes in Muncie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Muncie is 482.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 207.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Muncie each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.78% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Muncie

1,776
Property Crimes
2,718.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,776 property crimes in Muncie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Muncie is 2,718.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Muncie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 52.42% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Muncie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Westfield, IN 54,552 454 832.2 753.4 78.8
Lawrence, IN 49,421 1,140 2,306.7 1,980.9 325.8
Zionsville, IN 32,575 122 374.5 359.2 15.3
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7

Muncie SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9
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