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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$14.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for La Porte, IN

In 2025, crime will cost $868 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of La Porte 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 La Porte, IN Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where La Porte's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. La Porte sits in the 58th percentile, ahead of 58% of cities and behind 42%. The grade covers only La Porte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in La Porte is 21.47 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 71 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of La Porte, IN report the most crime, about 230 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 51 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in La Porte, IN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in La Porte for 2025 is $14,938,666, about $349 per resident and $868 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in La Porte Compared to Other Cities?

La Porte, IN:	$349
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Indiana:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in La Porte is $349 per year, which is $115 less than the national average and $53 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to La Porte:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $1,010 more than in La Porte.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $168 less than in La Porte

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to La Porte	Cost per La Porte Resident
Murder	$4.19 million	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.47 million	$34
Robbery	$716,996	$17
Assault	$2.33 million	$54
Kidnapping	$757,778	$18
Vehicle Theft	$807,677	$19
Burglary	$913,370	$21
Theft	$2.13 million	$50
Arson	$90,661	$2
Vandalism	$406,650	$9
Animal Cruelty	$23,263	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.02 million	$24
Identity Theft	$83,076	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$14,938,666	$349

The Intangible Cost of Crime in La Porte, 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 La Porte totals $35,808,378 ($836 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $50,747,044 ($1,185 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 central 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 La Porte has 7, do the same, and of La Porte's 42,810 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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La Porte 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 La Porte residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.891
Robbery	0.5325
Rape	0.5670
Murder	0.0521
Total Violent Crime	3.043 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.620
Vehicle Theft	1.218
Burglary	2.352
Arson	0.0877
Total Property Crime	13.28 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2919
Drug Crimes	3.206
Vandalism	1.330
Identity Theft	0.2507
Animal Cruelty	0.0735
Total "Other" Rate	5.152 (B+)

Individual La Porte Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pinola, IN	B+	B-	B
Monroe Manor, IN	A	B	A
Kingsbury, IN	A+	A+	A+
Salem Heights, IN	A-	A+	B-
Waterford, IN	B-	B-	C+
Rolling Prairie, IN	A	B+	A-
Tee Lake, IN	B+	B+	B-
Stillwell, IN	A	A+	A-
Wellsboro, IN	A	A	B+
Trail Creek, IN	C	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

La Porte is similar 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
Kingman, AZ	C+	C-	C-
Woburn, MA	B+	B+	B+
Estero, FL	A-	A-	A-
Vicksburg, MS	B	A	A
Greenwich, CT	D+	A-	A-
Hermitage, TN	D-	D-	D-
Hillsborough, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Teaneck, NJ	B	B+	B+
Streamwood, IL	B+	A	A
Wooster, OH	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, La Porte is as safe as 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 La Porte, IN average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See La Porte schools on SchoolGrade

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