East Chicago, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Chicago, IN Summary

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

  • There were 887 total crimes committed in East Chicago the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,219.1 total crimes per 100K people in East Chicago.
  • The overall crime rate in East Chicago is 38.51% above the national average.
  • East Chicago ranks #111 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • East Chicago ranks #8,364 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.

Additional research about crime in Indiana

East Chicago Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Chicago is 3,219.1 per 100,000 people. That's 38.51% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.37% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Chicago
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 887 3,219.1 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 11 39.9 7.5 6.3
Robbery 27 98.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 236 856.5 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 284 1,030.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 66 239.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 430 1,560.6 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 107 388.3 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 603 2,188.4 1,783.2 1,954.4

East Chicago 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 East Chicago

284
Violent Crimes
1,030.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
178.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 284 violent crimes in East Chicago in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Chicago is 1,030.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Chicago each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 178.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 188.16% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Chicago

603
Property Crimes
2,188.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 603 property crimes in East Chicago in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Chicago is 2,188.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Chicago each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.73% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Chicago

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hammond, IN 76,366 3,068 4,017.5 3,347.0 670.5
Gary, IN 74,687 2,801 3,750.3 3,216.1 534.2
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Evergreen Park, IL 19,103 928 4,857.9 4,706.1 151.8
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8

East Chicago SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
8
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