Goshen, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Goshen, IN Summary

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

  • There were 1,043 total crimes committed in Goshen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,006.0 total crimes per 100K people in Goshen.
  • The overall crime rate in Goshen is 29.34% above the national average.
  • Goshen ranks #107 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Goshen ranks #8,140 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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Goshen Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Goshen is 3,006.0 per 100,000 people. That's 29.34% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 40.41% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Goshen
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,043 3,006.0 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.8 7.5 6.3
Robbery 7 20.2 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 187.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 87 250.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 140 403.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 718 2,069.3 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 98 282.4 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 956 2,755.3 1,783.2 1,954.4

Goshen 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 Goshen

87
Violent Crimes
250.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 87 violent crimes in Goshen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Goshen is 250.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 398.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Goshen each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.90% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Goshen

956
Property Crimes
2,755.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 956 property crimes in Goshen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Goshen is 2,755.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Goshen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.98% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.52% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Goshen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elkhart, IN 53,947 2,113 3,916.8 2,850.9 1,065.9
Mishawaka, IN 51,022 1,607 3,149.6 2,867.4 282.2
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Syracuse, IN 3,063 40 1,305.9 979.4 326.5
Bristol, IN 1,783 67 3,757.7 3,701.6 56.1

Goshen SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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