West Lafayette IN Crime Rate 2000-2018
Interactive chart of the West Lafayette, Indiana violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2000 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The West Lafayette IN crime rate for 2018 was 66.09 per 100,000 population, a 37.22% decline from 2017.
- The West Lafayette IN crime rate for 2017 was 105.28 per 100,000 population, a 14.51% decline from 2016.
- The West Lafayette IN crime rate for 2016 was 123.15 per 100,000 population, a 0.85% increase from 2015.
- The West Lafayette IN crime rate for 2015 was 122.11 per 100,000 population, a 19.03% increase from 2014.
City Name |
Population |
Rate |
Indianapolis |
877,584 |
1,272.81 |
Elkhart |
52,659 |
1,184.98 |
Shelbyville |
19,075 |
1,127.13 |
South Bend |
102,397 |
1,039.09 |
Michigan City |
30,999 |
741.96 |
Albion |
2,324 |
688.47 |
Kokomo |
57,804 |
629.71 |
Clinton |
4,707 |
616.10 |
Lawrenceburg |
5,033 |
596.07 |
Evansville |
118,765 |
568.35 |
Bloomington |
85,730 |
540.07 |
Kendallville |
9,850 |
527.92 |
Huntingburg |
6,135 |
521.60 |
La Porte |
21,630 |
513.18 |
Franklin |
25,288 |
510.12 |
Gary |
75,426 |
495.85 |
Hammond |
76,050 |
479.95 |
Peru |
10,973 |
464.78 |
Lafayette |
72,904 |
463.62 |
Marion |
28,116 |
455.26 |
Crawfordsville |
16,207 |
438.08 |
Lawrence |
49,093 |
427.76 |
Rensselaer |
5,864 |
426.33 |
Anderson |
54,925 |
413.29 |
Cumberland |
5,739 |
400.77 |
Fort Wayne |
267,634 |
382.61 |
Edinburgh |
4,607 |
369.00 |
Bremen |
4,507 |
355.00 |
Tipton |
5,072 |
354.89 |
Fairmount |
2,771 |
324.79 |
Muncie |
68,406 |
320.15 |
Speedway |
12,187 |
287.19 |
Plainfield |
33,668 |
276.23 |
Whiting |
4,802 |
270.72 |
Lake Station |
11,880 |
260.94 |
Boonville |
6,318 |
253.24 |
Hobart |
28,101 |
252.66 |
Ellettsville |
6,740 |
252.23 |
Mishawaka |
49,310 |
231.19 |
Portland |
6,132 |
228.31 |
Tell City |
7,313 |
218.79 |
Seymour |
19,681 |
208.32 |
Bluffton |
10,046 |
199.08 |
Portage |
36,646 |
185.56 |
North Vernon |
6,694 |
179.27 |
Decatur |
9,585 |
177.36 |
Columbus |
47,595 |
159.68 |
Bargersville |
7,695 |
155.95 |
Greenwood |
58,312 |
142.34 |
Goshen |
33,386 |
140.78 |
Hartford City |
5,736 |
139.47 |
Jeffersonville |
47,709 |
136.24 |
Cannelton |
1,496 |
133.69 |
Brownsburg |
26,525 |
124.41 |
Westville |
5,664 |
123.59 |
Bedford |
13,282 |
120.46 |
Hagerstown |
1,678 |
119.19 |
South Whitley |
1,745 |
114.61 |
Valparaiso |
33,610 |
110.09 |
Elwood |
8,405 |
107.08 |
Batesville |
6,616 |
105.80 |
Noblesville |
63,315 |
93.18 |
Munster |
22,596 |
92.94 |
Chesterton |
13,561 |
81.11 |
Rushville |
6,009 |
66.57 |
West Lafayette |
46,906 |
66.09 |
Whitestown |
9,388 |
63.91 |
Dyer |
15,880 |
62.97 |
Nappanee |
6,864 |
58.28 |
Sellersburg |
8,935 |
55.96 |
Cedar Lake |
12,602 |
55.55 |
Auburn |
13,220 |
52.95 |
Plymouth |
9,948 |
50.26 |
Griffith |
16,050 |
49.84 |
Fishers |
94,035 |
48.92 |
Carmel |
94,128 |
45.68 |
Westfield |
41,037 |
26.81 |
Porter |
4,812 |
20.78 |
Crown Point |
29,884 |
20.08 |
St. John |
17,615 |
17.03 |
Lowell |
9,711 |
10.30 |
Zionsville |
27,185 |
0.00 |
Berne |
4,155 |
0.00 |
Winchester |
4,689 |
0.00 |
New Whiteland |
6,182 |
0.00 |
Frankfort |
15,744 |
0.00 |
Highland |
22,428 |
0.00 |
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
West Lafayette |
IN |
US |
2018 |
66.09 |
382.27 |
380.56 |
2017 |
105.28 |
395.00 |
394.86 |
2016 |
123.15 |
399.70 |
397.52 |
2015 |
122.11 |
383.70 |
373.74 |
2014 |
102.59 |
365.34 |
361.55 |
2013 |
120.57 |
359.58 |
369.13 |
2012 |
259.87 |
344.83 |
387.75 |
2011 |
178.17 |
331.77 |
387.06 |
2010 |
150.26 |
323.28 |
404.50 |
2009 |
202.62 |
334.03 |
431.88 |
2008 |
207.11 |
337.55 |
458.61 |
2007 |
168.70 |
335.84 |
471.77 |
2006 |
253.58 |
321.58 |
479.34 |
2005 |
170.33 |
324.00 |
469.04 |
2004 |
89.89 |
325.93 |
463.16 |
2003 |
102.55 |
352.31 |
475.84 |
2002 |
0.00 |
357.34 |
494.38 |
2001 |
0.00 |
371.06 |
504.52 |
2000 |
0.00 |
349.15 |
506.53 |