Robbery per Capita in Indianapolis
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Indianapolis residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Indianapolis residents.
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Robbery costs the average Indianapolis resident about $5 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Indianapolis in green. The most dangerous areas in Indianapolis 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 A+ grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Indianapolis is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of cities are safer and 92% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Indianapolis's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Indianapolis is 0.1611 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Indianapolis generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Indianapolis may be as high as 1 in 4,911 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,985 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of Indianapolis, IA: about 0 per year. The north part of Indianapolis has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery rate in Indianapolis to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Indianapolis, IA: | 0.1611 |
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| Iowa: | 0.2214 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Indianapolis is safer than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Indianapolis about $902 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Indianapolis'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.
Remember that robbery 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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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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B | C+ | A- | A- | |
C- | D+ | C | B+ | |
B+ | C+ | B+ | A | |
B+ | B- | A- | A- | |
B | A- | B | A | |
B | C | B+ | A- | |
A | A | A+ | A | |
A- | A- | A+ | A | |
C- | B- | C- | A | |
B+ | B+ | B | A- |
Indianapolis is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C+ | C | C | A | |
C- | A- | A- | C- | |
A+ | A | A | C | |
C+ | C | C | F | |
D- | C | C | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C | C- | C- | D | |
B- | A | A | B+ | |
B- | D | D | A- | |
D- | D- | D- | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Indianapolis, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 62% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Indianapolis schools on SchoolGrade
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