Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Fort Wayne are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Fort Wayne. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Fort Wayne neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Fort Wayne hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Fort Wayne.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 185 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Fort Wayne.” We’re lookin’ at you, Inverness Lakes.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Fort Wayne for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inverness Lakes | |
| 1 | Inverness Hills | |
| 1 | Saratoga Park | |
| 1 | Centaur Acres | |
| 1 | Timber Lake-Covington Woods | |
| 1 | Brentwood Park | |
| 7 | Lake Pointe Villas | |
| 8 | Shorewood | |
| 9 | Pine Valley | |
| 10 | Wyndemere | |
| 11 | Tamarak | |
| 11 | Sunny Meadows | |
| 13 | Aboite Meadows | |
| 14 | Mill Ridge Place | |
| 15 | Oakborough | |
| 15 | Shores Of Oakborough | |
| 15 | Copper Hill | |
| 15 | Winterfield | |
| 19 | Burnham Woods | |
| 20 | Winterset | |
| 21 | Wallen Chase | |
| 21 | Becketts Run | |
| 21 | Manor Park | |
| 21 | Auburn Farms | |
| 25 | Liberty Hill | |
| 26 | Lincoln Village | |
| 27 | Northwood Park | |
| 27 | Wheatridge | |
| 29 | Wildwood Park | |
| 30 | Plantation Of Aboite | |
| 31 | Kekionga Shores | |
| 31 | Liberty Hills West | |
| 33 | Millstone | |
| 33 | Hearthstone | |
| 35 | Paper Mill Bluffs | |
| 35 | Woodlands Of Riverside | |
| 37 | Aldale Acres | |
| 38 | Bellshire | |
| 38 | Countrybrook | |
| 38 | Countryside | |
| 38 | Park State East | |
| 38 | Audubon Park | |
| 43 | Log Cabin Park | |
| 44 | Lakeshores | |
| 45 | Bass-Leesburg | |
| 46 | Newfield | |
| 47 | Kern Valley Meadows | |
| 47 | Kensington Downs | |
| 49 | Eldorado Hills | |
| 49 | Waterswolde | |
| 51 | Breconshire | |
| 52 | The Knolls | |
| 52 | Lake Forest Extended | |
| 54 | New Glenwood | |
| 54 | Walden | |
| 56 | Lakes Of Buckingham | |
| 56 | The Hollows | |
| 56 | Village Of Buckingham | |
| 56 | Summit Ridge | |
| 56 | Statewood Park | |
| 61 | Willshire Estates | |
| 61 | Camelot | |
| 61 | Maplewood Gardens | |
| 61 | Bullerman Park Forest | |
| 61 | Oakhurst | |
| 66 | Interurban Acres | |
| 67 | Ranchwood | |
| 68 | Maplewood Park | |
| 68 | Cambridge Oaks | |
| 70 | Kirkwood Park | |
| 71 | Lake Forest | |
| 72 | Lakewood Park | |
| 73 | Forest Park Boulevard | |
| 74 | Westwood-Fairway | |
| 75 | Maplewood Terrace And Downs | |
| 75 | Imperial Gardens | |
| 77 | West Central | |
| 78 | Bohde Grove | |
| 78 | Somerset Acres | |
| 78 | Greentree | |
| 81 | Valley Park Forest | |
| 81 | Georgetown Place | |
| 83 | Southwood Park | |
| 84 | Westlawn | |
| 84 | Abby Place | |
| 84 | Falls Of Beaver Creek | |
| 87 | Westmoor Park | |
| 88 | Fairmont | |
| 89 | North Anthony Area | |
| 90 | Saint Marys River | |
| 91 | Old Brook Farm | |
| 91 | Greenfield | |
| 91 | Centerhurst | |
| 91 | Brookside Park | |
| 91 | Brandonwood | |
| 96 | Tanbark Trails | |
| 96 | Concord Hills | |
| 98 | Bellair | |
| 99 | North Franke Park | |
| 100 | Frances Slocum |
Source: FBI UCR. All 185 Fort Wayne neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Fort Wayne
Looking at the data, you can tell that Inverness Lakes is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Fort Wayne are Inverness Lakes, Inverness Hills, Saratoga Park, Centaur Acres, Timber Lake-Covington Woods, Brentwood Park, Lake Pointe Villas, Shorewood, Pine Valley, and Wyndemere.
But as most Indiana residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Indiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Fort Wayne FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Fort Wayne?
Inverness Lakes is the safest neighborhood in Fort Wayne for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Inverness Hills and Saratoga Park are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Fort Wayne?
The safest neighborhoods in Fort Wayne are Inverness Lakes, Inverness Hills, Saratoga Park, Centaur Acres, Timber Lake-Covington Woods, Brentwood Park, Lake Pointe Villas, Shorewood, Pine Valley, and Wyndemere. We ranked all 185 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Williams Park posts the highest crime rate of the 185 Fort Wayne neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Fort Wayne ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
