La Porte, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Porte, IN Summary

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

  • There were 417 total crimes committed in La Porte the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,864.0 total crimes per 100K people in La Porte.
  • The overall crime rate in La Porte is -19.80% below the national average.
  • La Porte ranks #77 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • La Porte ranks #6,234 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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La Porte Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Porte is 1,864.0 per 100,000 people. That's -19.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.93% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Porte
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 417 1,864.0 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.5 7.5 6.3
Robbery 5 22.4 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 129.6 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 45 201.2 357.7 369.8
Burglary 83 371.0 280.4 269.8
Larceny 242 1,081.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 210.1 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 372 1,662.9 1,783.2 1,954.4

La Porte 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 La Porte

45
Violent Crimes
201.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in La Porte in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Porte is 201.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 497.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Porte each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.76% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Porte

372
Property Crimes
1,662.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 372 property crimes in La Porte in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Porte is 1,662.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Porte each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.75% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Porte

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chico, CA 102,499 2,292 2,236.1 1,661.5 574.6
Truckee, CA 17,486 243 1,389.7 806.4 583.3
Gridley, CA 7,349 169 2,299.6 1,877.8 421.8
Paradise, CA 5,860 101 1,723.5 1,365.2 358.4

La Porte SnackAbility

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