Burglary per Capita in Spencer County
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Spencer County residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Spencer County residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Spencer County is about 1 in 513.
Burglary costs the average Spencer County resident about $18 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Spencer County in green. The most dangerous areas in Spencer County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B grade means the rate of burglary is slightly lower than the average US county. Spencer County is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of counties are safer and 67% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Spencer County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of burglary in Spencer County is 1.950 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Spencer County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Spencer County may be as high as 1 in 253 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,406 in the central part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the northeast parts of Spencer County, IN: about 23 per year. The southeast part of Spencer County has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Spencer County to the Indiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Spencer County, IN: | 1.950 |
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| Indiana: | 1.939 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Spencer County is as safe as the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Spencer County about $354,410 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Spencer County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Spencer County, including every crime type and how Spencer County compares to other counties.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Spencer County's crime maps on the Spencer County overall crime page.
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Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A | A | A- | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | A | C | B- | |
A | A+ | A | A+ | |
B | D- | B- | B | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | A- | B- | C+ | |
A | A | A | A- | |
B+ | A+ | B- | A- |
Spencer County is lower versus other counties of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D+ | D | D | D | |
F | D+ | D+ | D- | |
C | C+ | C+ | A- | |
B | B- | B- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C | C | C | C- | |
C+ | C- | C- | D | |
C- | D | D | C- | |
B+ | B | B | B- | |
D- | C- | C- | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spencer County, IN average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Spencer County schools on SchoolGrade
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