Butler, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Butler, IN Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Butler the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 982.6 total crimes per 100K people in Butler.
  • The overall crime rate in Butler is -57.72% below the national average.
  • Butler ranks #44 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Butler ranks #3,669 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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Butler Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Butler is 982.6 per 100,000 people. That's -57.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.10% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Butler
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 982.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 37.8 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 1 37.8 357.7 369.8
Burglary 4 151.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 18 680.3 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 113.4 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 25 944.8 1,783.2 1,954.4

Butler 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 Butler

1
Violent Crimes
37.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Butler is 37.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,646.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.43% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Butler

25
Property Crimes
944.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Butler is 944.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.01% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Butler

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Defiance, OH 16,923 247 1,459.6 1,199.6 260.0
Auburn, IN 13,645 176 1,289.8 1,238.5 51.3
Van Wert, OH 11,005 293 2,662.4 2,344.4 318.0
Sturgis, MI 10,961 231 2,107.5 1,724.3 383.2
Napoleon, OH 8,744 149 1,704.0 1,463.9 240.2
Wauseon, OH 7,492 116 1,548.3 1,334.8 213.6
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3

Butler SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
8
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