Bloomington, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bloomington, IN Summary

Crime in Bloomington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bloomington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bloomington:

  • There were 2,281 total crimes committed in Bloomington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,846.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bloomington.
  • The overall crime rate in Bloomington is 22.47% above the national average.
  • Bloomington ranks #105 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Bloomington ranks #7,948 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Indiana

Bloomington Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bloomington is 2,846.4 per 100,000 people. That's 22.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.96% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bloomington
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,281 2,846.4 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 5.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 59 73.6 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 284 354.4 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 407 507.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 249 310.7 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,508 1,881.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 117 146.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,874 2,338.6 1,783.2 1,954.4

Bloomington Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Indiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bloomington

407
Violent Crimes
507.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 407 violent crimes in Bloomington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bloomington is 507.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bloomington each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 42.00% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bloomington

1,874
Property Crimes
2,338.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,874 property crimes in Bloomington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bloomington is 2,338.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bloomington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.15% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bloomington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenwood, IN 65,813 1,230 1,868.9 1,796.0 72.9
Columbus, IN 47,991 1,365 2,844.3 2,710.9 133.4
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Brownsburg, IN 31,072 287 923.7 846.4 77.2
Washington, IN 12,090 111 918.1 860.2 57.9
Danville, IN 10,925 106 970.3 851.3 119.0
Bargersville, IN 10,791 63 583.8 546.8 37.1
Ellettsville, IN 6,731 85 1,262.8 1,129.1 133.7
New Whiteland, IN 5,597 21 375.2 339.5 35.7

Bloomington SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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