Walkerton, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Walkerton, IN Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in Walkerton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,403.8 total crimes per 100K people in Walkerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Walkerton is 3.43% above the national average.
  • Walkerton ranks #96 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Walkerton ranks #7,320 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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Walkerton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walkerton is 2,403.8 per 100,000 people. That's 3.43% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.28% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walkerton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 2,403.8 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 240.4 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 5 240.4 357.7 369.8
Burglary 27 1,298.1 280.4 269.8
Larceny 15 721.2 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 144.2 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 45 2,163.5 1,783.2 1,954.4

Walkerton 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 Walkerton

5
Violent Crimes
240.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Walkerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walkerton is 240.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 416.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walkerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.79% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walkerton

45
Property Crimes
2,163.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Walkerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walkerton is 2,163.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walkerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.33% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walkerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Valparaiso, IN 34,708 326 939.3 832.7 106.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Lowell, IN 11,204 32 285.6 285.6 0.0
Plymouth, IN 9,966 168 1,685.7 1,635.6 50.2
St. Joseph, MI 7,684 127 1,652.8 1,379.5 273.3
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1
Knox, IN 3,583 38 1,060.6 725.6 334.9

Walkerton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
5
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