Clarksville, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clarksville, IN Summary

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

  • There were 958 total crimes committed in Clarksville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,376.4 total crimes per 100K people in Clarksville.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarksville is 88.30% above the national average.
  • Clarksville ranks #124 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Clarksville ranks #9,165 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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Clarksville Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarksville is 4,376.4 per 100,000 people. That's 88.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 104.42% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarksville
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 958 4,376.4 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 9 41.1 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 105.1 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 35 159.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 39 178.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 796 3,636.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 88 402.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 923 4,216.5 1,783.2 1,954.4

Clarksville 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 Clarksville

35
Violent Crimes
159.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarksville is 159.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 625.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.30% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarksville

923
Property Crimes
4,216.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
115.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 923 property crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarksville is 4,216.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 115.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.46% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarksville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jeffersonville, IN 51,150 968 1,892.5 1,657.9 234.6
New Albany, IN 37,198 1,304 3,505.6 3,099.6 405.9
Jeffersontown, KY 28,519 755 2,647.4 2,538.7 108.7
St. Matthews, KY 17,341 838 4,832.5 4,717.1 115.3
Sellersburg, IN 9,784 56 572.4 490.6 81.8
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Louisville, MS 5,963 206 3,454.6 2,465.2 989.4
Prospect, KY 4,552 32 703.0 681.0 22.0
Graymoor-Devondale, KY 3,098 98 3,163.3 2,969.7 193.7
Indian Hills, KY 2,819 61 2,163.9 2,163.9 0.0

Clarksville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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