Hobart, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hobart, IN Summary

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

  • There were 656 total crimes committed in Hobart the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,233.3 total crimes per 100K people in Hobart.
  • The overall crime rate in Hobart is -3.91% below the national average.
  • Hobart ranks #90 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Hobart ranks #7,011 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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Hobart Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hobart is 2,233.3 per 100,000 people. That's -3.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.32% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hobart
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 656 2,233.3 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.8 7.5 6.3
Robbery 5 17.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 64.7 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 29 98.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 31 105.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 556 1,892.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 136.2 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 627 2,134.5 1,783.2 1,954.4

Hobart 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 Hobart

29
Violent Crimes
98.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Hobart in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hobart is 98.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,012.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hobart each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.40% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hobart

627
Property Crimes
2,134.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 627 property crimes in Hobart in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hobart is 2,134.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hobart each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.22% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.70% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hobart

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Portage, IN 38,438 500 1,300.8 1,142.1 158.7
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
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5
Steger, IL 9,325 193 2,069.7 1,705.1 364.6
Crete, IL 8,371 85 1,015.4 848.2 167.2
Glenwood, IL 8,317 197 2,368.6 2,020.0 348.7

Hobart SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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