Hammond is the eighth-largest city in Indiana, with 69,400 residents in Lake County, about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Hammond?
Hammond grades B- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Theft makes up 64% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 614 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
27% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Hammond as a whole, and 73% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hammond scores 614.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Hammond, IN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hammond, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Hammond
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Hammond, 43% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Theft at about double the US rate. Hammond has 24.4 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Hammond
Most of Hammond grades well for property crime: 61% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Hammond run from B+ to D.
61%38%
A or B 61%C 38%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Forsyth Highlands, southeastThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Hammond.B+709
2South Hammond, southwestActs of vandalism run at about half the rate in the rest of Hammond.B632
3Columbia Center & Calumet Center, southBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Hammond.B618
4North Hammond & Central Hammond, northActs of vandalism run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Hammond.B-613
5Turner-Meyn Park & Forestdale, eastClose to the rest of Hammond on most crimes.B-592
6Pulaski Park, northwestThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Hammond.C+538
Neighborhood areas of Hammond, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Hammond?
Reported property crime in Hammond has fallen 17% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 37 to 31 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
HammondUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Hammond. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Hammond
Property, US
2016
-3%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
-5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+14%
-8%
2021
-21%
-10%
2022
-9%
-6%
2023
-9%
-7%
2024
-17%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Hammond
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hammond has about 38 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% more than the US as a whole and about double the rate for Indiana.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Hammond, about 64% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Hammond Police Department counts vandalism differently from the national definition, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Hammond
Hammond has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Hammond, 65% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 36% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (65%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Hammond and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Hammond, 6 have less property crime. Munster and Griffith have the least.
Night lighting, empty homes and walkability in Hammond
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Hammond apart: it has a Walk Grade of C- (30 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 57% of residents in Hammond live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C- (30 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 81% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 71% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.33% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 71% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Hammond on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Hammond
Property crime costs Hammond about $18 million a year, or $261 per resident and about $684 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.4 million
$20
Theft
$8.7 million
$125
Vehicle theft
$4.0 million
$57
Arson
$150,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.9 million
$56
Total
$18 million
$261
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
