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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$11.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Castle, IN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,083 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Castle 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 New Castle, 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 New Castle's combined rate is about the same as the norm. New Castle sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only New Castle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Castle is 24.47 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 21 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 68 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of New Castle, IN report the most crime, about 230 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Castle, IN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Castle for 2025 is $11,337,087, about $426 per resident and $1,083 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Castle Compared to Other Cities?

New Castle, IN:	$426
Notre Dame, IN:	$1359
Roanoke, IN:	$181
Indiana:	$402
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Castle is $426 per year, which is $38 less than the national average and $24 more than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Castle:

In Notre Dame, IN, crime costs $1,359 per person, which is $933 more than in New Castle.
In Roanoke, IN, crime costs $181 per person, which is $246 less than in New Castle

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Castle	Cost per New Castle Resident
Murder	$4.73 million	$178
Rape/Sexual Assault	$901,756	$34
Robbery	$265,292	$10
Assault	$1.50 million	$56
Kidnapping	$275,621	$10
Vehicle Theft	$191,397	$7
Burglary	$331,761	$12
Theft	$1.72 million	$65
Arson	$74,194	$3
Vandalism	$446,477	$17
Animal Cruelty	$15,984	$1
Drug Crimes	$819,591	$31
Identity Theft	$58,012	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$11,337,087	$426

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Castle, 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 New Castle totals $36,132,823 ($1,359 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $47,469,910 ($1,786 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 southwest 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 New Castle has 5, do the same, and of New Castle's 26,582 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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New Castle 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 New Castle residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.966
Robbery	0.3173
Rape	0.5595
Murder	0.0947
Total Violent Crime	2.937 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.52
Vehicle Theft	0.4650
Burglary	1.376
Arson	0.1156
Total Property Crime	14.48 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1710
Drug Crimes	4.168
Vandalism	2.351
Identity Theft	0.2820
Animal Cruelty	0.0813
Total "Other" Rate	7.054 (B-)

Individual New Castle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Westwood, IN	B+	A	B-
Mount Summit, IN	A-	B-	A
New Lisbon, IN	A-	A	A-
Messick, IN	A-	A	A
Greensboro, IN	A	A-	A-
Millville, IN	A+	A+	A+
Sulphur Springs, IN	A	A+	A
Cadiz, IN	A-	A	A-
Spiceland, IN	A-	C	A
Lewisville, IN	A-	A-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Castle 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
East Chicago, IN	D-	F	F
Tahlequah, OK	D	D	D
Springfield, PA	B	A	A
Flowing Wells, AZ	D-	F	F
Ennis, TX	D	D	D
Enfield, CT	B-	A+	A+
Emporia, KS	D	D	D
El Macero, CA	C-	C	C
El Dorado, AR	D-	F	F
El Cerrito, CA	C-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, New Castle 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 New Castle, IN average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Castle schools on SchoolGrade

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