Griffith, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Griffith, IN Summary

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

  • There were 172 total crimes committed in Griffith the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,060.6 total crimes per 100K people in Griffith.
  • The overall crime rate in Griffith is -54.37% below the national average.
  • Griffith ranks #47 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Griffith ranks #3,953 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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Griffith Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Griffith is 1,060.6 per 100,000 people. That's -54.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.46% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Griffith
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 172 1,060.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 4 24.7 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 74.0 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 17 104.8 357.7 369.8
Burglary 17 104.8 280.4 269.8
Larceny 111 684.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 27 166.5 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 155 955.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Griffith 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 Griffith

17
Violent Crimes
104.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Griffith in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Griffith is 104.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 954.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Griffith each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.69% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Griffith

155
Property Crimes
955.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 155 property crimes in Griffith in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Griffith is 955.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Griffith each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.40% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Griffith

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hammond, IN 76,366 3,068 4,017.5 3,347.0 670.5
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
St. John, IN 20,168 42 208.3 203.3 5.0

Griffith SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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