Terre Haute, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Terre Haute, IN Summary

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

  • There were 3,116 total crimes committed in Terre Haute the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,325.9 total crimes per 100K people in Terre Haute.
  • The overall crime rate in Terre Haute is 129.15% above the national average.
  • Terre Haute ranks #128 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Terre Haute ranks #9,480 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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Terre Haute Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Terre Haute is 5,325.9 per 100,000 people. That's 129.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 148.77% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Terre Haute
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,116 5,325.9 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.4 7.5 6.3
Robbery 67 114.5 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 233 398.2 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 340 581.1 357.7 369.8
Burglary 694 1,186.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,667 2,849.2 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 415 709.3 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 2,776 4,744.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute

340
Violent Crimes
581.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 340 violent crimes in Terre Haute in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Terre Haute is 581.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Terre Haute each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 62.47% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Terre Haute

2,776
Property Crimes
4,744.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
142.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,776 property crimes in Terre Haute in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Terre Haute is 4,744.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Terre Haute each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 142.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 166.08% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Terre Haute

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Danville, IL 28,480 1,873 6,576.5 4,820.9 1,755.6
Charleston, IL 19,987 102 510.3 350.2 160.1
Crawfordsville, IN 16,449 261 1,586.7 1,270.6 316.1
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
Linton, IN 5,147 161 3,128.0 3,069.7 58.3

Terre Haute SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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