In 2025, Indianapolis police reported 6,947 violent crimes (769 per 100,000 residents), including 139 murders, 1,048 robberies and 5,254 aggravated assaults, plus 25,290 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 903,574. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 6 large Indiana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency INIPD0000, 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.
Indianapolis's violent-crime rate of 769 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.9 times the Indiana rate (263) and 2.4 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 130 residents, or about 133.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Indianapolis ranks 53rd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 23rd for murder (139 murders, 15.4 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 76% of Indianapolis's violent crimes and robberies 15%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,799 per 100,000, 2.6 times Indiana overall. Indianapolis police logged 4,962 vehicle thefts (549 per 100,000, 48th of 351; Indiana: 155) and 3,728 burglaries (413 per 100,000, 3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Carmel, 13 miles north; its violent-crime rate (51) is under a tenth of Indianapolis's.
Out-of-state cities near Indianapolis's size (903,574 residents): Columbus, OH at 380 violent crimes per 100,000 and Honolulu, HI at 181.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Indianapolis had 769 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the statewide 263. It is 2nd highest of the 6 Indiana cities on this site; Evansville is highest at 1,087. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Indianapolis police reported 139 murders for 2025, a rate of 15.4 per 100,000 residents. The Indiana rate was 4.3 and the national rate 4.1.
4,962 vehicles were reported stolen in Indianapolis in 2025, 549 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.8 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 48th of 351 cities on this site.