Crime in Deep River, IN

Deep River is a community of 171 in Porter County, about 35 miles southeast of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026

Is Deep River, IN safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Deep River: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 978 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Deep River as a whole, and 4% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Deep River scores 978.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 980 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 972 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Deep River

Map of Deep River shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Deep River, IN at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Deep River, 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


Crime rates and types in Deep River

CrimeGrade™ estimates Deep River has about 10 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 73% less than the US as a whole and 68% less than Indiana.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Deep River is assault, about 33% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.010.05
RapeA+under 10.100.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+under 13.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.442.4
TheftA+under 12.813.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.302.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismA+under 13.05.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Deep River compares with nearby cities

Deep River has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Deep RiverA+978A+A+171
Wheeler 3 milesA+968A+A+1,280
Winfield 4 milesA+954A+A+7,420
Hobart 5 milesA865AA-30,800
New Chicago 7 milesF0FB+2,440
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Portage 7 milesA-798B+A39,200
Lake Station 7 milesF0FB+13,000
Valparaiso 7 milesA+955A+A+79,900
Merrillville 8 milesA855AA-37,700
Crown Point 8 milesA+951A+A+54,200
Hebron 8 milesA+928AA+10,900

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Deep River. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Deep River has more crime than 55% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Deep RiverA+978A+A+171
Whiteoak, INA+988A+A+171
Benndale, MSA+988A+A+171
Elevenpoint, ARA+982A+A+171
Stonington, MIA+978A+A+171
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sills, FLA+975A+A+171
Stevens Creek, VAA+973A+A+171
DeMory, TNA+961A+A+171
Valley Junction, ORA+959A+A+171
Boulder City, MOA+956A+A+171
State Park Place, ILA898AA171

What crime costs Deep River

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Deep River about $285 a year per household, 76% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $58,000 a year, or $340 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$4,000$24
Rape$1,000$6
Robbery$130$1
Assault$5,900$34
Burglary$670$4
Theft$2,500$14
Vehicle theft$790$5
Arson$110$1
Vandalism$3,700$22
Total$19,000$110

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Deep River means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Deep River

Schools in Deep River, IN average a SchoolGrade of C+: 42% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Deep River on SchoolGrade