Mishawaka, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mishawaka, IN Summary

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

  • There were 1,607 total crimes committed in Mishawaka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,149.6 total crimes per 100K people in Mishawaka.
  • The overall crime rate in Mishawaka is 35.51% above the national average.
  • Mishawaka ranks #109 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Mishawaka ranks #8,298 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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Mishawaka Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mishawaka is 3,149.6 per 100,000 people. That's 35.51% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.12% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mishawaka
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,607 3,149.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.9 7.5 6.3
Robbery 15 29.4 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 92 180.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 144 282.2 357.7 369.8
Burglary 254 497.8 280.4 269.8
Larceny 1,078 2,112.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 131 256.8 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,463 2,867.4 1,783.2 1,954.4

Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka

144
Violent Crimes
282.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 144 violent crimes in Mishawaka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mishawaka is 282.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 354.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mishawaka each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.09% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mishawaka

1,463
Property Crimes
2,867.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,463 property crimes in Mishawaka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mishawaka is 2,867.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mishawaka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 60.80% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mishawaka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Bend, IN 102,119 5,506 5,391.7 3,663.4 1,728.4
Elkhart, IN 53,947 2,113 3,916.8 2,850.9 1,065.9
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Niles, MI 11,756 346 2,943.2 2,356.2 586.9
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Osceola, IN 2,588 29 1,120.6 1,043.3 77.3

Mishawaka SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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