Jennings County, IN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$5.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Jennings County, IN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $513 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Jennings County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Jennings County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Jennings County sits in the 74th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 74% of counties and behind 26%. The grade covers only Jennings County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Jennings County is 2.704 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 294 in the east areas to 1 in 453 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Jennings County, IN report the most violent crime, about 24 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Jennings County, IN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Jennings County is projected at $5,582,353 for 2025, about $200 per resident and $513 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Jennings County Compared to Other Counties?

Jennings County, IN:	$200
St. Joseph County, IN:	$497
Hamilton County, IN:	$127
Indiana:	$242
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $200 per resident each year in Jennings County, which is $58 less than the national average and $42 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Jennings County:

In St. Joseph County, IN, crime costs $497 per person, which is $297 more than in Jennings County.
In Hamilton County, IN, crime costs $127 per person, which is $73 less than in Jennings County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Jennings County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Jennings County	Cost per Jennings County Resident
Murder	$2.97 million	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$890,439	$32
Robbery	$234,069	$8
Assault	$1.49 million	$53
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,582,353	$200

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Jennings County, IN

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Jennings County totals $24,428,179 ($876 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $30,010,532 ($1,076 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Jennings County, IN, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Jennings County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Jennings County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.855
Robbery	0.2667
Rape	0.5264
Murder	0.0567
Total Violent Crime	2.704 (B+)

Individual Jennings County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Jennings County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Jennings County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jackson County, IN	A-	A	B+
Bartholomew County, IN	A	A+	A
Jefferson County, IN	A-	A	A-
Scott County, IN	A-	A-	B+
Decatur County, IN	A	A-	A
Ripley County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Trimble County, KY	B+	A	A-
Brown County, IN	A+	A	A+
Carroll County, KY	B-	B	B-
Switzerland County, IN	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Jennings County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ste. Genevieve County, MO	C+	D+	D+
Crisp County, GA	D+	D	D
Crook County, OR	B-	B-	B-
Currituck County, NC	C+	C-	C-
Curry County, OR	C	C	C
Custer County, OK	D+	C	C
Dakota County, NE	C	B	B
Dare County, NC	D	D+	D+
Davison County, SD	C	B-	B-
Deaf Smith County, TX	D-	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Jennings County is safer than the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.

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