Lake Station, IN Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Lake Station in green. The most dangerous areas in Lake Station 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 Lake Station, IN Safe from Robbery?

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Lake Station is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake Station's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Lake Station is 0.8287 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Station generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Lake Station may be as high as 1 in 791 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,664 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southwest parts of Lake Station, IN: about 3 per year. The northwest part of Lake Station has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lake Station's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Lake Station 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 robbery rate, Lake Station is less safe than the Indiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Lake Station, IN

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Lake Station about $379,272 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Lake Station's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake Station, including every crime type and how Lake Station compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

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 Lake Station's crime maps on the Lake Station overall crime page.

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Individual Lake Station Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Lake Station is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Station.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
New Chicago, IN	D	D+	D-	D
Hobart, IN	C-	D+	D+	C-
Portage, IN	B-	C+	C+	B-
Gary, IN	F	F	F	F
Ogden Dunes, IN	B	A	C+	B+
Wheeler, IN	B+	B+	B	C+
Deep River, IN	A+	A	A	B
Merrillville, IN	D	D	D	D+
Burns Harbor, IN	B	B	C+	B
Griffith, IN	C-	C	D+	C+

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Lake Station is higher 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
Pleasanton, TX	D	D+	D+	C
New Providence, NJ	A-	A+	A+	B
Newcastle, WA	C-	B-	B-	C-
North Bend, OR	D-	D+	D+	D
Piedmont, CA	D+	D	D	F
Piedmont, OK	C+	B-	B-	B-
Plainwell, MI	A-	C+	C+	B+
Platte City, MO	C-	C-	C-	C
Pleasant Hill, MO	B	C+	C+	B+
New Palestine, IN	A+	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Station, IN average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lake Station schools on SchoolGrade

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