Indianapolis, IN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Indianapolis area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Indianapolis area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Indianapolis, IN Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Indianapolis is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of cities are safer and 49% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Indianapolis area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Indianapolis area is 0.0587 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Indianapolis area generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Indianapolis area may be as high as 1 in 11,673 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,541 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Indianapolis, IN: about 26 per year. The southeast part of the Indianapolis area has fewer cases of murder with only 5 in a typical year.

How Indianapolis's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Indianapolis area to the Indiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, the Indianapolis area is safer than the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Indianapolis, IN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Indianapolis about $243,674,813 in 2025, or roughly $110 per resident. This is part of the Indianapolis area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Indianapolis, including every crime type and how Indianapolis compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Indianapolis's crime maps on the Indianapolis overall crime page.

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Individual Indianapolis Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Indianapolis area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Indianapolis area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rocky Ripple, IN	C	B-	C	B+
Warren Park, IN	F	D-	F	D
Beech Grove, IN	C+	C	C	C
Speedway, IN	C	C-	D+	B-
Meridian Hills, IN	B	A	B	B-
Williams Creek, IN	C+	A	B-	B
Homecroft, IN	B-	B+	C+	B+
Southport, IN	C	B+	C	B+
Clermont, IN	B-	A-	B-	B-
Lawrence, IN	B-	C	B-	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Indianapolis is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cleveland, OH	D+	D+	D+	C-
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+	C-
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	C+
Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-	C-
San Jose, CA	C+	C-	C-	A
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	B-
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D	C-
Austin, TX	C-	C	C	B
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	C-
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Indianapolis, IN average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Indianapolis schools on SchoolGrade

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