East Chicago IN Murder/Homicide Rate 2001-2017

Interactive chart of the East Chicago, Indiana murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 2001 to 2017.
  • The East Chicago IN murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 14.18 per 100,000 population, a 19.16% decline from 2016.
  • The East Chicago IN murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 17.54 per 100,000 population, a 27.79% decline from 2015.
  • The East Chicago IN murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 24.29 per 100,000 population, a 0.96% increase from 2014.
  • The East Chicago IN murder/homicide rate for 2014 was 24.06 per 100,000 population, a 29.28% decline from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in IN
City Name Population Rate
Gary 75,808 63.32
Lawrenceburg 4,955 20.18
Indianapolis 870,788 17.91
Lake Station 11,852 16.87
Evansville 119,371 16.75
Hammond 76,550 15.68
South Bend 101,857 14.73
East Chicago 28,210 14.18
Fort Wayne 266,259 13.90
Warsaw 14,850 13.47
Kokomo 57,758 10.39
Elkhart 52,330 9.55
Bedford 13,330 7.50
Chesterton 13,497 7.41
New Haven 15,481 6.46
Mishawaka 48,749 6.15
Merrillville 34,999 5.71
Logansport 17,700 5.65
Vincennes 17,847 5.60
Lafayette 72,274 5.53
Muncie 68,814 4.36
Brownsburg 26,030 3.84
Hobart 28,066 3.56
Goshen 33,195 3.01
Bloomington 85,121 2.35
Columbus 47,322 2.11
Anderson 54,959 1.82
Greenwood 57,484 1.74
Fishers 92,367 1.08
Mooresville 9,709 0.00
Noblesville 61,527 0.00
New Whiteland 6,117 0.00
Nappanee 6,800 0.00
Munster 22,701 0.00
Porter 4,843 0.00
Marion 28,385 0.00
Lowell 9,552 0.00
Linton 5,221 0.00
South Whitley 1,733 0.00
Albion 2,316 0.00
Whiting 4,805 0.00
Whitestown 7,464 0.00
West Lafayette 46,541 0.00
Westfield 38,542 0.00
Waterloo 2,250 0.00
Valparaiso 33,329 0.00
Tipton 5,094 0.00
Tell City 7,319 0.00
St. John 17,128 0.00
Speedway 12,150 0.00
North Vernon 6,837 0.00
Shelbyville 19,047 0.00
Seymour 19,604 0.00
Sellersburg 8,836 0.00
Scottsburg 6,669 0.00
Rushville 6,022 0.00
Portland 6,154 0.00
Winchester 4,718 0.00
Plymouth 9,936 0.00
Plainfield 32,067 0.00
Peru 11,009 0.00
Carmel 93,098 0.00
Decatur 9,541 0.00
Danville 9,783 0.00
Cumberland 5,649 0.00
Crown Point 29,399 0.00
Crawfordsville 16,011 0.00
Clinton 4,782 0.00
Clarksville 21,948 0.00
Charlestown 8,248 0.00
Cedar Lake 12,286 0.00
Dyer 15,869 0.00
Bremen 4,547 0.00
Boonville 6,176 0.00
Bluffton 10,011 0.00
Berne 4,118 0.00
Beech Grove 14,831 0.00
Batesville 6,705 0.00
Bargersville 7,441 0.00
Aurora 3,678 0.00
Alexandria 5,004 0.00
Griffith 16,149 0.00
La Porte 21,681 0.00
Knox 3,580 0.00
Kendallville 9,915 0.00
Jeffersonville 47,459 0.00
Jasper 15,577 0.00
Huntingburg 6,143 0.00
Highland 22,577 0.00
Hartford City 5,873 0.00
Hagerstown 1,702 0.00
Ligonier 4,420 0.00
Greenfield 21,872 0.00
Gas City 5,828 0.00
Franklin 25,060 0.00
Frankfort 15,873 0.00
Fairmount 2,782 0.00
Elwood 8,386 0.00
Ellettsville 6,682 0.00
Edinburgh 4,592 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year East Chicago IN US
2017 14.18 6.20 5.32
2016 17.54 6.50 5.38
2015 24.29 5.60 4.95
2014 24.06 5.05 4.44
2013 34.02 5.43 4.52
2012 10.08 4.70 4.73
2011 16.75 4.70 4.71
2010 40.31 4.13 4.76
2009 40.37 4.86 5.02
2008 56.88 5.05 5.42
2007 46.12 5.52 5.68
2006 48.15 5.72 5.78
2005 38.21 5.68 5.65
2004 44.33 5.08 5.50
2003 62.66 5.45 5.68
2002 33.50 5.88 5.64
2001 27.61 6.74 5.62