Theft per Capita in Merriam
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Merriam residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Merriam residents.
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Theft costs the average Merriam resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Merriam in green. The most dangerous areas in Merriam are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A+ grade means the rate of theft is much lower than the average US city. Merriam is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Merriam's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Merriam is 3.243 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Merriam generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Merriam may be as high as 1 in 237 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 623 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Merriam, IN: about 0 per year. The north part of Merriam has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Merriam to the Indiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Merriam, IN: | 3.243 |
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| Indiana: | 9.637 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Merriam is safer than the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Merriam about $5,811 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Merriam's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Merriam, including every crime type and how Merriam compares to other cities.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Merriam's crime maps on the Merriam overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A- | A+ | B- | B | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | A- | B | B- | |
B- | B- | C+ | C | |
A | A | A | A- | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
A | A- | A+ | A | |
A- | A- | B+ | B | |
A- | B | A- | B+ |
Merriam is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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B+ | A- | A- | A- | |
A | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | B- | B- | B+ | |
D- | B- | B- | F | |
A | B- | B- | A+ | |
D+ | B+ | B+ | D- | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
D- | C | C | D- | |
B | B- | B- | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Merriam, IN average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Merriam schools on SchoolGrade
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