Cedar Lake, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cedar Lake, IN Summary

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

  • There were 80 total crimes committed in Cedar Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 523.9 total crimes per 100K people in Cedar Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Cedar Lake is -77.46% below the national average.
  • Cedar Lake ranks #18 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Cedar Lake ranks #1,911 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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Cedar Lake Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cedar Lake is 523.9 per 100,000 people. That's -77.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.53% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cedar Lake
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 80 523.9 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 91.7 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 16 104.8 357.7 369.8
Burglary 9 58.9 280.4 269.8
Larceny 47 307.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 52.4 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 64 419.1 1,783.2 1,954.4

Cedar Lake 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 Cedar Lake

16
Violent Crimes
104.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Cedar Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cedar Lake is 104.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 954.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cedar Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.71% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cedar Lake

64
Property Crimes
419.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Cedar Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cedar Lake is 419.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 238.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cedar Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.50% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cedar Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
St. John, IN 20,168 42 208.3 203.3 5.0
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3
Hazel Crest, IL 12,849 534 4,156.0 3,424.4 731.6

Cedar Lake SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
3
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