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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$131,512

Cost of Crime™ for Homer, IN

In 2025, crime will cost $820 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Homer 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 Homer, IN Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Homer's combined rate is lower than the norm. Homer sits in the 78th percentile, ahead of 78% of cities and behind 22%. The grade covers only Homer's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Homer is 15.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 73 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Homer, IN report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Homer, IN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Homer for 2025 is $131,512, about $336 per resident and $820 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

Homer, IN:	$336
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Indiana:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Homer is $336 per year, which is $128 less than the national average and $66 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Homer:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $1,023 more than in Homer.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $156 less than in Homer

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Homer	Cost per Homer Resident
Murder	$49,547	$127
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13,726	$35
Robbery	$4,983	$13
Assault	$23,014	$59
Kidnapping	$5,907	$15
Vehicle Theft	$1,493	$4
Burglary	$5,022	$13
Theft	$9,692	$25
Arson	$1,076	$3
Vandalism	$2,974	$8
Animal Cruelty	$195	$0
Drug Crimes	$13,145	$34
Identity Theft	$737	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$131,512	$336

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Homer, 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 Homer totals $402,134 ($1,028 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $533,646 ($1,365 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Homer's 391 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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Homer 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 Homer residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.049
Robbery	0.4051
Rape	0.5790
Murder	0.0674
Total Violent Crime	3.101 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.786
Vehicle Theft	0.2466
Burglary	1.416
Arson	0.1140
Total Property Crime	6.563 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2492
Drug Crimes	4.545
Vandalism	1.065
Identity Theft	0.2436
Animal Cruelty	0.0674
Total "Other" Rate	6.170 (B)

Individual Homer Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Manilla, IN	B+	C+	B+
Arlington, IN	B+	B-	A-
Gowdy, IN	A-	B-	A
Rays Crossing, IN	B+	A-	C+
Gwynneville, IN	A	A	A
Henderson, IN	A-	B	A-
Blue Ridge, IN	A	B-	A+
Rushville, IN	B-	C	B-
Moscow, IN	B	B-	B
Meltzer, IN	A	B-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Homer is lower 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
Hubbardstown, WV	A-	B+	B+
Soboba Hot Springs, CA	C-	D	D
Smyrna, MS	B+	A+	A+
Slocum, RI	B+	A+	A+
Slab City, WI	A-	B+	B+
Skytop, PA	A	B+	B+
Skellytown, TX	D-	D-	D-
Shiloh, MI	A+	B+	B+
Sheshequin, PA	A+	A-	A-
Sandtown, MS	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Homer is safer than the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Homer, IN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Homer schools on SchoolGrade

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