Chesterton, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chesterton, IN Summary

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

  • There were 86 total crimes committed in Chesterton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 593.6 total crimes per 100K people in Chesterton.
  • The overall crime rate in Chesterton is -74.46% below the national average.
  • Chesterton ranks #22 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Chesterton ranks #2,187 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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Chesterton Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chesterton is 593.6 per 100,000 people. That's -74.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.27% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chesterton
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 86 593.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 6.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 186.4 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 28 193.3 357.7 369.8
Burglary 3 20.7 280.4 269.8
Larceny 48 331.3 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 48.3 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 58 400.4 1,783.2 1,954.4

Chesterton 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 Chesterton

28
Violent Crimes
193.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Chesterton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chesterton is 193.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 517.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chesterton each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.96% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chesterton

58
Property Crimes
400.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Chesterton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chesterton is 400.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 249.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chesterton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.55% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chesterton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Portage, IN 38,438 500 1,300.8 1,142.1 158.7
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Valparaiso, IN 34,708 326 939.3 832.7 106.6
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Hobart, IN 29,374 656 2,233.3 2,134.5 98.7
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
Griffith, IN 16,218 172 1,060.6 955.7 104.8
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1
Porter, IN 5,258 27 513.5 323.3 190.2

Chesterton SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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