Valparaiso, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Valparaiso, IN Summary

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

  • There were 326 total crimes committed in Valparaiso the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 939.3 total crimes per 100K people in Valparaiso.
  • The overall crime rate in Valparaiso is -59.59% below the national average.
  • Valparaiso ranks #42 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Valparaiso ranks #3,518 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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Valparaiso Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valparaiso is 939.3 per 100,000 people. That's -59.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.13% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valparaiso
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 326 939.3 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 2.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 66.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 37 106.6 357.7 369.8
Burglary 16 46.1 280.4 269.8
Larceny 249 717.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 69.1 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 289 832.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso

37
Violent Crimes
106.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Valparaiso in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valparaiso is 106.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 938.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valparaiso each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.20% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valparaiso

289
Property Crimes
832.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Valparaiso in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valparaiso is 832.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valparaiso each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.30% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valparaiso

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Portage, IN 38,438 500 1,300.8 1,142.1 158.7
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Hobart, IN 29,374 656 2,233.3 2,134.5 98.7
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
Griffith, IN 16,218 172 1,060.6 955.7 104.8
Chesterton, IN 14,487 86 593.6 400.4 193.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1

Valparaiso SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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