In 2025, Evansville police reported 1,249 violent crimes (1,087 per 100,000 residents), including 8 murders, 69 robberies and 1,061 aggravated assaults, plus 3,497 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 114,905. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 6 large Indiana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IN0820100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 1,087 | 1,249 | 8 | 3,043 | Totals |
| Indianapolis | 769 | 6,947 | 139 | 2,799 | Totals |
| South Bend | 453 | 470 | 0 | 1,033 | Totals |
| Fort Wayne | 275 | 757 | 32 | 1,853 | Totals |
| Fishers | 78 | 82 | 1 | 466 | Totals |
| Carmel | 51 | 53 | 0 | 688 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Evansville's violent-crime rate of 1,087 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 4.1 times the Indiana rate (263) and 3.4 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 92 residents, or about 24 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Evansville ranks 21st for violent crime, in the higher half, and 99th for murder (8 murders, 7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 85% of Evansville's violent crimes and robberies 6%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 3,043 per 100,000, 2.8 times Indiana overall. Evansville police logged 286 vehicle thefts (249 per 100,000, 163rd of 351; Indiana: 155) and 436 burglaries (379 per 100,000, 2.8 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Bowling Green, 92 miles southeast in Kentucky; its violent-crime rate (187) is less than half Evansville's.
Out-of-state cities near Evansville's size (114,905 residents): Westminster, CO at 288 violent crimes per 100,000 and Lansing, MI at 1,337.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Evansville had 1,087 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 4.1 times the statewide 263. It is 1st highest of the 6 Indiana cities on this site; Indianapolis is next at 769. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Evansville police reported 8 murders for 2025, a rate of 7 per 100,000 residents. The Indiana rate was 4.3 and the national rate 4.1.
286 vehicles were reported stolen in Evansville in 2025, 249 per 100,000 residents. That is 28% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 163rd of 351 cities on this site.