Evansville, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Evansville, IN Summary

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

  • There were 5,191 total crimes committed in Evansville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,485.9 total crimes per 100K people in Evansville.
  • The overall crime rate in Evansville is 93.01% above the national average.
  • Evansville ranks #126 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Evansville ranks #9,214 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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Evansville Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Evansville is 4,485.9 per 100,000 people. That's 93.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 109.54% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Evansville
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,191 4,485.9 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 25 21.6 7.5 6.3
Robbery 70 60.5 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 655 566.0 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 832 719.0 357.7 369.8
Burglary 654 565.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 3,250 2,808.5 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 455 393.2 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 4,359 3,766.9 1,783.2 1,954.4

Evansville 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 Evansville

832
Violent Crimes
719.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
94.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 832 violent crimes in Evansville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Evansville is 719.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Evansville each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 94.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 101.01% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Evansville

4,359
Property Crimes
3,766.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
92.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,359 property crimes in Evansville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Evansville is 3,766.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Evansville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 92.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.25% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Evansville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Owensboro, KY 59,839 2,291 3,828.6 3,459.3 369.3
Henderson, KY 27,503 627 2,279.8 2,036.1 243.6
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
Madisonville, KY 19,292 196 1,016.0 917.5 98.5
Jasper, IN 16,699 125 748.5 527.0 221.6
Vincennes, IN 16,487 450 2,729.4 2,656.6 72.8
Mount Carmel, IL 6,733 45 668.3 356.5 311.9
Huntingburg, IN 6,459 33 510.9 402.5 108.4
Mount Vernon, IN 6,380 123 1,927.9 1,661.4 266.5
Boonville, IN 6,200 173 2,790.3 2,016.1 774.2

Evansville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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