The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Franklin, IN: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$10.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Franklin, IN

In 2025, crime will cost $894 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Franklin with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Franklin, IN Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Franklin's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Franklin sits in the 36th percentile, ahead of 36% of cities and behind 64%. The grade covers only Franklin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Franklin is 29.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Franklin, IN report the most crime, about 267 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 52 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklin, IN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Franklin for 2025 is $10,326,754, about $330 per resident and $894 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Franklin Compared to Other Cities?

Franklin, IN:	$330
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Indiana:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Franklin is $330 per year, which is $134 less than the national average and $72 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Franklin:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $1,029 more than in Franklin.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $149 less than in Franklin

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Franklin for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Franklin	Cost per Franklin Resident
Murder	$2.68 million	$86
Rape/Sexual Assault	$907,792	$29
Robbery	$284,638	$9
Assault	$865,413	$28
Kidnapping	$352,936	$11
Vehicle Theft	$293,169	$9
Burglary	$500,280	$16
Theft	$3.21 million	$103
Arson	$74,532	$2
Vandalism	$163,763	$5
Animal Cruelty	$9,381	$0
Drug Crimes	$878,930	$28
Identity Theft	$109,215	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$10,326,754	$330

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Franklin, IN

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Franklin totals $22,435,490 ($717 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,762,244 ($1,047 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Franklin has 8, do the same, and of Franklin's 31,288 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Franklin Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Franklin residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9631
Robbery	0.2892
Rape	0.4785
Murder	0.0455
Total Violent Crime	1.776 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.81
Vehicle Theft	0.6051
Burglary	1.763
Arson	0.0986
Total Property Crime	22.28 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1860
Drug Crimes	3.798
Vandalism	0.7327
Identity Theft	0.4510
Animal Cruelty	0.0405
Total "Other" Rate	5.208 (B+)

Individual Franklin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hopewell, IN	C	A-	D
Urmeyville, IN	B	A	C
Mount Pleasant, IN	C	A	D
Whiteland, IN	C	A-	D+
New Whiteland, IN	B-	A+	C
Needham, IN	B	A	C+
Bengal, IN	A	A	A
Bargersville, IN	B-	A	C-
Bud, IN	B-	A-	C
Marietta, IN	B+	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Franklin is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bonney Lake, WA	C	B	B
Bartow, FL	A	B+	B+
Newington, CT	C	A	A
Milford, MA	B+	C+	C+
Millville, NJ	B-	C+	C+
Moultrie, GA	C-	C-	C-
Mount Dora, FL	A+	A	A
Mustang, OK	B-	B+	B+
Naugatuck, CT	C+	A	A
Newberg, OR	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Franklin is less safe than the Indiana state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Franklin, IN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Franklin schools on SchoolGrade

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