Carmel, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carmel, IN Summary

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

  • There were 887 total crimes committed in Carmel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 872.4 total crimes per 100K people in Carmel.
  • The overall crime rate in Carmel is -62.46% below the national average.
  • Carmel ranks #34 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Carmel ranks #3,308 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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Carmel Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carmel is 872.4 per 100,000 people. That's -62.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.25% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carmel
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 887 872.4 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 5 4.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 41.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 66 64.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 47 46.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 704 692.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 68.9 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 821 807.5 1,783.2 1,954.4

Carmel 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 Carmel

66
Violent Crimes
64.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Carmel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carmel is 64.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,540.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carmel each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.85% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carmel

821
Property Crimes
807.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 821 property crimes in Carmel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carmel is 807.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carmel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.71% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carmel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Indianapolis, IN 886,455 39,041 4,404.2 3,376.6 1,027.6
Fishers, IN 102,921 852 827.8 750.1 77.7
Noblesville, IN 66,127 611 924.0 833.2 90.7
Westfield, IN 54,552 454 832.2 753.4 78.8
Lawrence, IN 49,421 1,140 2,306.7 1,980.9 325.8
Zionsville, IN 32,575 122 374.5 359.2 15.3
Brownsburg, IN 31,072 287 923.7 846.4 77.2
Avon, IN 24,167 617 2,553.1 2,387.6 165.5
Beech Grove, IN 14,401 430 2,985.9 2,673.4 312.5
Cumberland, IN 6,388 242 3,788.4 3,631.8 156.5

Carmel SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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