Vanderburgh County, IN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$83.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vanderburgh County, IN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,063 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vanderburgh 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Vanderburgh County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Vanderburgh County sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of counties and behind 85%. The grade covers only Vanderburgh County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Vanderburgh County is 6.105 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 96 in the central areas to 1 in 267 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Vanderburgh County, IN report the most violent crime, about 190 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 66 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vanderburgh County, IN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Vanderburgh County is projected at $83,743,293 for 2025, about $461 per resident and $1,063 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 38.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

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

Vanderburgh County, IN:	$461
St. Joseph County, IN:	$497
Hamilton County, IN:	$127
Indiana:	$242
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $461 per resident each year in Vanderburgh County, which is $203 more than the national average and $219 more than Indiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Vanderburgh County:

In St. Joseph County, IN, crime costs $497 per person, which is $36 more than in Vanderburgh County.
In Hamilton County, IN, crime costs $127 per person, which is $334 less than in Vanderburgh County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Vanderburgh County	Cost per Vanderburgh County Resident
Murder	$49.4 million	$272
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.98 million	$33
Robbery	$1.58 million	$9
Assault	$26.8 million	$148
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$83,743,293	$461

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County totals $362,573,367 ($1,997 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $446,316,660 ($2,458 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Vanderburgh 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 east 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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Vanderburgh County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.141
Robbery	0.2762
Rape	0.5432
Murder	0.1447
Total Violent Crime	6.105 (D-)

Individual Vanderburgh County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Warrick County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Henderson County, KY	B	A-	B-
Posey County, IN	A	A	A-
Gibson County, IN	A	A	A
Spencer County, IN	A+	A	A
Daviess County, KY	C+	A	C
Union County, KY	B	B+	B+
Wabash County, IL	A-	A-	A
Pike County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Webster County, KY	B+	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Vanderburgh County is higher 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
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A+
Licking County, OH	B+	A	A
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	A	A+	A+
McLean County, IL	A	A	A
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+
Muskegon County, MI	D+	D-	D-
Newport News City, VA	D+	C-	C-
Peoria County, IL	B+	B	B
Pitt County, NC	D	C-	C-
Lee County, AL	B	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Vanderburgh County is less safe than the Indiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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