Tell City, IN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tell City, IN Summary

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

  • There were 78 total crimes committed in Tell City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,042.8 total crimes per 100K people in Tell City.
  • The overall crime rate in Tell City is -50.79% below the national average.
  • Tell City ranks #65 safest out of 125 cities in Indiana.
  • Tell City ranks #4,563 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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Tell City Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tell City is 1,042.8 per 100,000 people. That's -50.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.35% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 1,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tell City
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 78 1,042.8 1,691.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 107.0 239.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 160.4 312.9 359.0
Burglary 5 66.8 176.8 229.0
Larceny 57 762.0 988.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 53.5 213.0 259.0
Property Crime 66 882.4 1,378.6 1,760.0

Tell City 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 Tell City

12
Violent Crimes
160.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Tell City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tell City is 160.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 623.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tell City each year. That compares to a 1 in 319.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.74% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 312.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tell City

66
Property Crimes
882.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Tell City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tell City is 882.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tell City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.87% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.00% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,378.6 per 100,000 people.

Tell City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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