Gary IN Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Gary, Indiana murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Gary IN murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 53.03 per 100,000 population, a 16.25% decline from 2017.
  • The Gary IN murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 63.32 per 100,000 population, a 5.38% increase from 2016.
  • The Gary IN murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 60.09 per 100,000 population, a 7.05% decline from 2015.
  • The Gary IN murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 64.65 per 100,000 population, a 36.31% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in IN
City Name Population Rate
Gary 75,426 53.03
Albion 2,324 43.03
Marion 28,116 32.01
Whiting 4,802 20.82
Indianapolis 877,584 18.46
Cumberland 5,739 17.42
Rensselaer 5,864 17.05
Fort Wayne 267,634 14.95
Hobart 28,101 14.23
Elkhart 52,659 13.29
Lawrence 49,093 10.18
Michigan City 30,999 9.68
Anderson 54,925 9.10
South Bend 102,397 8.79
Evansville 118,765 8.42
Mishawaka 49,310 8.11
Kokomo 57,804 6.92
Jeffersonville 47,709 6.29
Lafayette 72,904 5.49
Hammond 76,050 5.26
Brownsburg 26,525 3.77
Crown Point 29,884 3.35
Plainfield 33,668 2.97
Bloomington 85,730 2.33
Greenwood 58,312 1.71
Noblesville 63,315 1.58
Muncie 68,406 1.46
Fishers 94,035 1.06
Elwood 8,405 0.00
Edinburgh 4,607 0.00
Ellettsville 6,740 0.00
Franklin 25,288 0.00
Fairmount 2,771 0.00
Frankfort 15,744 0.00
Highland 22,428 0.00
Bremen 4,507 0.00
Winchester 4,689 0.00
Auburn 13,220 0.00
Bargersville 7,695 0.00
Batesville 6,616 0.00
Bedford 13,282 0.00
Berne 4,155 0.00
Bluffton 10,046 0.00
Boonville 6,318 0.00
Dyer 15,880 0.00
Cannelton 1,496 0.00
Carmel 94,128 0.00
Cedar Lake 12,602 0.00
Chesterton 13,561 0.00
Clinton 4,707 0.00
Columbus 47,595 0.00
Crawfordsville 16,207 0.00
Decatur 9,585 0.00
Shelbyville 19,075 0.00
Peru 10,973 0.00
Plymouth 9,948 0.00
Portage 36,646 0.00
Porter 4,812 0.00
Portland 6,132 0.00
Rushville 6,009 0.00
Sellersburg 8,935 0.00
Seymour 19,681 0.00
North Vernon 6,694 0.00
South Whitley 1,745 0.00
Speedway 12,187 0.00
St. John 17,615 0.00
Tell City 7,313 0.00
Tipton 5,072 0.00
Valparaiso 33,610 0.00
Westfield 41,037 0.00
Lake Station 11,880 0.00
Goshen 33,386 0.00
Griffith 16,050 0.00
Hagerstown 1,678 0.00
Hartford City 5,736 0.00
West Lafayette 46,906 0.00
Huntingburg 6,135 0.00
Zionsville 27,185 0.00
Kendallville 9,850 0.00
Whitestown 9,388 0.00
La Porte 21,630 0.00
Lawrenceburg 5,033 0.00
Lowell 9,711 0.00
Westville 5,664 0.00
Munster 22,596 0.00
Nappanee 6,864 0.00
New Whiteland 6,182 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Gary IN US
2018 53.03 6.55 4.96
2017 63.32 6.20 5.32
2016 60.09 6.50 5.38
2015 64.65 5.60 4.95
2014 47.43 5.05 4.44
2013 68.51 5.43 4.52
2012 45.98 4.70 4.73
2011 37.17 4.70 4.71
2009 51.46 4.86 5.02
2008 51.20 5.05 5.42
2007 73.16 5.52 5.68
2006 48.30 5.72 5.78
2005 57.96 5.68 5.65
2004 53.66 5.08 5.50
2003 66.97 5.45 5.68
2002 57.65 5.88 5.64
2001 79.36 6.74 5.62
2000 59.38 5.79 5.54
1999 68.64 6.58 5.69