Westville, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westville, IN Summary

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

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Westville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 512.6 total crimes per 100K people in Westville.
  • The overall crime rate in Westville is -77.94% below the national average.
  • Westville ranks #16 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Westville ranks #1,871 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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Westville Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westville is 512.6 per 100,000 people. That's -77.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -76.05% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westville
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 512.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 205.1 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 12 205.1 357.7 369.8
Burglary 6 102.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 11 188.0 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 17.1 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 18 307.6 1,783.2 1,954.4

Westville 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 Westville

12
Violent Crimes
205.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Westville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westville is 205.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 487.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westville each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.67% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westville

18
Property Crimes
307.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Westville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westville is 307.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 325.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.75% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westville

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
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
Chesterton, IN 14,487 86 593.6 400.4 193.3
Porter, IN 5,258 27 513.5 323.3 190.2

Westville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8
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