Richmond, IN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

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$9.52 million

Cost of Crime™ for Richmond, IN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $510 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Richmond 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Richmond against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Richmond sits in the 44th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 44% of cities and behind 56%. The grade covers only Richmond's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Richmond is 3.180 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 197 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 481 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Richmond, IN report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Richmond, IN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Richmond is projected at $9,516,153 for 2025, about $214 per resident and $510 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 41.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Richmond Compared to Other Cities?

Richmond, IN:	$214
Gary, IN:	$797
St. John, IN:	$98
Indiana:	$242
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $214 per resident each year in Richmond, which is $45 less than the national average and $28 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Richmond:

In Gary, IN, crime costs $797 per person, which is $583 more than in Richmond.
In St. John, IN, crime costs $98 per person, which is $116 less than in Richmond

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Richmond	Cost per Richmond Resident
Murder	$4.71 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.44 million	$32
Robbery	$613,290	$14
Assault	$2.75 million	$62
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,516,153	$214

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Richmond, 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 Richmond totals $39,098,665 ($878 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,614,818 ($1,091 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Richmond, 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 east part of the city 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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Richmond Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.153
Robbery	0.4377
Rape	0.5330
Murder	0.0563
Total Violent Crime	3.180 (C)

Individual Richmond Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Grove, IN	B+	B	C+
New Westville, OH	D	B+	D-
Webster, IN	B+	B+	B-
Centerville, IN	B-	A	C-
Boston, IN	A-	A-	B
New Paris, OH	D+	C	D
Whitewater, IN	A	A	A-
Greens Fork, IN	B-	A-	C-
West Florence, OH	D+	C	D-
Fountain City, IN	B	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Richmond is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Belleville, MI	C+	C-	C-
Buda, TX	B+	B+	B+
Bullhead City, AZ	C+	D+	D+
Burlington, VT	F	C	C
Chatsworth, CA	C-	C-	C-
Clovis, NM	D-	D-	D-
Eagle Mountain, UT	A-	C+	C+
Elmwood Park, IL	C+	C+	C+
Rohnert Park, CA	C+	D	D
Shenandoah, LA	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Richmond is as safe as the Indiana state average and safer than the national average.

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