Spencerville, IN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$910,463

Cost of Crime™ for Spencerville, IN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $849 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spencerville 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Spencerville against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Spencerville sits in the 88th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Spencerville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Spencerville is 1.599 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 422 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 859 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Spencerville, IN report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Spencerville, IN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Spencerville is projected at $910,463 for 2025, about $239 per resident and $849 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): 37.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Spencerville, IN:	$239
Gary, IN:	$797
St. John, IN:	$98
Indiana:	$242
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $239 per resident each year in Spencerville, which is $19 less than the national average and $2 less than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spencerville:

In Gary, IN, crime costs $797 per person, which is $557 more than in Spencerville.
In St. John, IN, crime costs $98 per person, which is $142 less than in Spencerville

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Spencerville	Cost per Spencerville Resident
Murder	$679,256	$179
Rape/Sexual Assault	$120,697	$32
Robbery	$39,034	$10
Assault	$71,476	$19
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$910,463	$239

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Spencerville, 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 Spencerville totals $5,108,154 ($1,343 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,018,616 ($1,583 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Spencerville, 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 north 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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Spencerville Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6544
Robbery	0.3263
Rape	0.5234
Murder	0.0950
Total Violent Crime	1.599 (A)

Individual Spencerville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Joe, IN	B+	B	B
Grabill, IN	A-	A	B+
Harlan, IN	A-	A-	B+
Leo-Cedarville, IN	A+	A+	A+
Leo, IN	A+	A	A+
Auburn Junction, IN	B+	A-	B+
Newville, IN	A-	A-	B+
Milan Center, IN	A-	B	A-
St. Johns, IN	A+	B+	A+
Auburn, IN	B-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spencerville 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
Fairfax, VT	A	A+	A+
Montegut, LA	D-	D-	D-
Runaway Bay, TX	C	B-	B-
Santa Maria, PR	F	F	F
Wagener, SC	D-	D-	D-
Walnut, MS	A-	A+	A+
Waynesville, GA	B	B	B
West Orange, TX	D-	D-	D-
Jacksons' Gap, AL	C+	B+	B+
Garner, IA	B	A-	A-

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

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