Plainfield, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Plainfield, IN Summary

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

  • There were 698 total crimes committed in Plainfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,928.8 total crimes per 100K people in Plainfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Plainfield is -17.01% below the national average.
  • Plainfield ranks #84 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Plainfield ranks #6,389 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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Plainfield Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Plainfield is 1,928.8 per 100,000 people. That's -17.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.91% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plainfield
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 698 1,928.8 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 8.3 7.5 6.3
Robbery 6 16.6 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 85.7 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 55 152.0 357.7 369.8
Burglary 52 143.7 280.4 269.8
Larceny 521 1,439.7 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 193.4 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 643 1,776.8 1,783.2 1,954.4

Plainfield 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 Plainfield

55
Violent Crimes
152.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plainfield is 152.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 658.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.90% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.51% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plainfield

643
Property Crimes
1,776.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 643 property crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plainfield is 1,776.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.36% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Plainfield

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
Greenwood, IN 65,813 1,230 1,868.9 1,796.0 72.9
Brownsburg, IN 31,072 287 923.7 846.4 77.2
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
Speedway, IN 13,612 447 3,283.9 2,968.0 315.9
Danville, IN 10,925 106 970.3 851.3 119.0
Bargersville, IN 10,791 63 583.8 546.8 37.1
New Whiteland, IN 5,597 21 375.2 339.5 35.7

Plainfield SnackAbility

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