Knox, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Knox, IN Summary

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

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Knox the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,060.6 total crimes per 100K people in Knox.
  • The overall crime rate in Knox is -54.37% below the national average.
  • Knox ranks #48 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Knox ranks #3,954 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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Knox Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Knox is 1,060.6 per 100,000 people. That's -54.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.46% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Knox
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 1,060.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 334.9 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 12 334.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 9 251.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 14 390.7 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 83.7 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 26 725.6 1,783.2 1,954.4

Knox 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 Knox

12
Violent Crimes
334.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Knox in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Knox is 334.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Knox each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.36% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Knox

26
Property Crimes
725.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 property crimes in Knox in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Knox is 725.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Knox each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.31% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Knox

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Valparaiso, IN 34,708 326 939.3 832.7 106.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1
Walkerton, IN 2,080 50 2,403.8 2,163.5 240.4

Knox SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8
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