Munster, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Munster, IN Summary

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

  • There were 216 total crimes committed in Munster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 914.2 total crimes per 100K people in Munster.
  • The overall crime rate in Munster is -60.67% below the national average.
  • Munster ranks #37 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Munster ranks #3,440 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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Munster Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Munster is 914.2 per 100,000 people. That's -60.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.30% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Munster
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 216 914.2 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 3 12.7 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 29.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 13 55.0 357.7 369.8
Burglary 13 55.0 280.4 269.8
Larceny 174 736.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 67.7 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 203 859.2 1,783.2 1,954.4

Munster 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 Munster

13
Violent Crimes
55.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Munster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Munster is 55.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,817.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Munster each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.62% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Munster

203
Property Crimes
859.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 203 property crimes in Munster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Munster is 859.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Munster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.82% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Munster

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
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
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
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5
Griffith, IN 16,218 172 1,060.6 955.7 104.8

Munster SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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