Elwood, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elwood, IN Summary

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

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Elwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,429.1 total crimes per 100K people in Elwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Elwood is -38.51% below the national average.
  • Elwood ranks #69 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Elwood ranks #5,114 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

Elwood Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elwood is 1,429.1 per 100,000 people. That's -38.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.25% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elwood
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 1,429.1 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 11.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 59.5 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 8 95.3 357.7 369.8
Burglary 15 178.6 280.4 269.8
Larceny 80 952.7 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 202.5 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 112 1,333.8 1,783.2 1,954.4

Elwood 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 Elwood

8
Violent Crimes
95.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Elwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elwood is 95.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,049.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.36% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elwood

112
Property Crimes
1,333.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Elwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elwood is 1,333.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.75% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.20% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fishers, IN 102,921 852 827.8 750.1 77.7
Carmel, IN 101,670 887 872.4 807.5 64.9
Noblesville, IN 66,127 611 924.0 833.2 90.7
Westfield, IN 54,552 454 832.2 753.4 78.8
Lawrence, IN 49,421 1,140 2,306.7 1,980.9 325.8
Zionsville, IN 32,575 122 374.5 359.2 15.3
Brownsburg, IN 31,072 287 923.7 846.4 77.2
Greenfield, IN 24,596 320 1,301.0 1,154.7 146.4
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Cumberland, IN 6,388 242 3,788.4 3,631.8 156.5

Elwood SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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