Kokomo, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kokomo, IN Summary

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

  • There were 1,227 total crimes committed in Kokomo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,052.7 total crimes per 100K people in Kokomo.
  • The overall crime rate in Kokomo is -11.68% below the national average.
  • Kokomo ranks #86 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Kokomo ranks #6,647 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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Kokomo Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kokomo is 2,052.7 per 100,000 people. That's -11.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.12% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kokomo
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,227 2,052.7 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 5.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 13 21.7 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 262 438.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 306 511.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 196 327.9 280.4 269.8
Larceny 630 1,053.9 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 158.9 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 921 1,540.8 1,783.2 1,954.4

Kokomo 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 Kokomo

306
Violent Crimes
511.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 306 violent crimes in Kokomo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kokomo is 511.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kokomo each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.43% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.12% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kokomo

921
Property Crimes
1,540.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 921 property crimes in Kokomo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kokomo is 1,540.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kokomo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.60% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kokomo

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
West Lafayette, IN 44,891 503 1,120.5 1,018.0 102.5
Zionsville, IN 32,575 122 374.5 359.2 15.3
Brownsburg, IN 31,072 287 923.7 846.4 77.2
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

Kokomo SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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