Porter, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Porter, IN Summary

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

  • There were 27 total crimes committed in Porter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 513.5 total crimes per 100K people in Porter.
  • The overall crime rate in Porter is -77.91% below the national average.
  • Porter ranks #17 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Porter ranks #1,873 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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Porter Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Porter is 513.5 per 100,000 people. That's -77.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -76.01% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Porter
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 27 513.5 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 4 76.1 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 114.1 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 10 190.2 357.7 369.8
Burglary 1 19.0 280.4 269.8
Larceny 14 266.3 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 38.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 17 323.3 1,783.2 1,954.4

Porter 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 Porter

10
Violent Crimes
190.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Porter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Porter is 190.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 525.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Porter each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.83% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Porter

17
Property Crimes
323.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Porter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Porter is 323.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Porter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.87% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Porter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, IN 38,438 500 1,300.8 1,142.1 158.7
Merrillville, IN 34,774 520 1,495.4 1,357.3 138.0
Valparaiso, IN 34,708 326 939.3 832.7 106.6
Crown Point, IN 30,341 268 883.3 863.5 19.8
Hobart, IN 29,374 656 2,233.3 2,134.5 98.7
East Chicago, IN 27,554 887 3,219.1 2,188.4 1,030.7
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
Griffith, IN 16,218 172 1,060.6 955.7 104.8
Chesterton, IN 14,487 86 593.6 400.4 193.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1

Porter SnackAbility

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