The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Vigo County, IN
Vigo County is home to 106,100 residents and includes Terre Haute and West Terre Haute · Updated November 2026
Is Vigo County, IN safe?
Yes, crime in Vigo County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Vigo County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 42% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Vigo County run from A+ to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 790 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Vigo County as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Vigo County scores 790.
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.
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 Vigo County, IN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Vigo County, 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
What stands out in Vigo County
Burglary stands out among A-graded counties. For the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Vigo County has 4.9.
Robberies happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Vigo County, 39% of reported robberies happen at homes, against 17% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Vigo County
Low crime is the norm across Vigo County: 70% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 12% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Vigo County run from A+ to F; 51% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
70%18%12%
A or B 70%C 18%D or F 12%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Vigo County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Vigo County has about 56 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% more than the US as a whole and 79% more 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 Vigo County is assault, about 44% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Vigo County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Vigo County, 2022 to 2024.
In Vigo County, 72% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 39% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (72%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (39%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Homes (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Vigo County compares with nearby counties
Vigo County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Vigo County looks like a typical county on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.9.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 82% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 71% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 55% of Americans
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.73% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 68% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.8% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 68% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Vigo County: F (2 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 56% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Vigo County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Vigo County about $1,448 a year per household, 20% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $61 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $156 million a year, or $1,471 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.4 million
$60
Rape
$3.2 million
$30
Robbery
$1.8 million
$17
Assault
$26 million
$241
Burglary
$4.7 million
$44
Theft
$9.4 million
$89
Vehicle theft
$4.9 million
$46
Arson
$830,000
$8
Vandalism
$3.9 million
$37
Total
$61 million
$571
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 Vigo County 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
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.
Schools in Vigo County, IN average a SchoolGrade of D: 31% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Vigo County on SchoolGrade
