South Bend IN Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the South Bend, Indiana murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The South Bend IN murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 8.79 per 100,000 population, a 40.33% decline from 2017.
  • The South Bend IN murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 14.73 per 100,000 population, a 6.89% increase from 2016.
  • The South Bend IN murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 13.78 per 100,000 population, a 17.93% decline from 2015.
  • The South Bend IN murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 16.79 per 100,000 population, a 0.42% decline 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 South Bend IN US
2018 8.79 6.55 4.96
2017 14.73 6.20 5.32
2016 13.78 6.50 5.38
2015 16.79 5.60 4.95
2014 16.86 5.05 4.44
2013 8.94 5.43 4.52
2012 17.75 4.70 4.73
2011 8.85 4.70 4.71
2010 5.76 4.13 4.76
2009 13.55 4.86 5.02
2008 14.48 5.05 5.42
2007 6.70 5.52 5.68
2006 13.21 5.72 5.78
2005 11.31 5.68 5.65
2004 9.41 5.08 5.50
2003 14.93 5.45 5.68
2002 18.32 5.88 5.64
2001 19.37 6.74 5.62
2000 11.85 5.79 5.54
1999 16.97 6.58 5.69