Greenwood, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenwood, IN Summary

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

  • There were 1,230 total crimes committed in Greenwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,868.9 total crimes per 100K people in Greenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenwood is -19.59% below the national average.
  • Greenwood ranks #79 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Greenwood ranks #6,243 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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Greenwood Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenwood is 1,868.9 per 100,000 people. That's -19.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.70% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenwood
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,230 1,868.9 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 6 9.1 7.5 6.3
Robbery 13 19.8 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 30.4 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 48 72.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 51 77.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,046 1,589.4 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 85 129.2 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,182 1,796.0 1,783.2 1,954.4

Greenwood 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 Greenwood

48
Violent Crimes
72.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 72.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,371.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.61% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenwood

1,182
Property Crimes
1,796.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,182 property crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenwood is 1,796.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.72% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Indianapolis, IN 886,455 39,041 4,404.2 3,376.6 1,027.6
Lawrence, IN 49,421 1,140 2,306.7 1,980.9 325.8
Franklin, IN 25,714 344 1,337.8 1,256.1 81.7
Avon, IN 24,167 617 2,553.1 2,387.6 165.5
Beech Grove, IN 14,401 430 2,985.9 2,673.4 312.5
Bargersville, IN 10,791 63 583.8 546.8 37.1
Cumberland, IN 6,388 242 3,788.4 3,631.8 156.5
New Whiteland, IN 5,597 21 375.2 339.5 35.7
Whiteland, IN 4,835 42 868.7 868.7 0.0

Greenwood SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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