Bluffton, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bluffton, IN Summary

Crime in Bluffton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bluffton 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 Bluffton:

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Bluffton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 900.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bluffton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bluffton is -61.25% below the national average.
  • Bluffton ranks #36 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Bluffton ranks #3,403 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.

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Bluffton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bluffton is 900.6 per 100,000 people. That's -61.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.94% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bluffton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 900.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 38.7 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 9 87.2 357.7 369.8
Burglary 14 135.6 280.4 269.8
Larceny 63 610.1 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 67.8 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 84 813.4 1,783.2 1,954.4

Bluffton 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 Bluffton

9
Violent Crimes
87.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bluffton is 87.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,147.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.63% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bluffton

84
Property Crimes
813.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 84 property crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bluffton is 813.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.38% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bluffton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Auburn, IN 13,645 176 1,289.8 1,238.5 51.3
Van Wert, OH 11,005 293 2,662.4 2,344.4 318.0
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7

Bluffton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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