Rensselaer, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rensselaer, IN Summary

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

  • There were 165 total crimes committed in Rensselaer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,832.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rensselaer.
  • The overall crime rate in Rensselaer is 21.88% above the national average.
  • Rensselaer ranks #103 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Rensselaer ranks #7,928 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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Rensselaer Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rensselaer is 2,832.6 per 100,000 people. That's 21.88% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.31% higher than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rensselaer
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 165 2,832.6 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 17.2 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 103.0 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 10 171.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 30 515.0 280.4 269.8
Larceny 125 2,145.9 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 155 2,660.9 1,783.2 1,954.4

Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer

10
Violent Crimes
171.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Rensselaer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rensselaer is 171.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 582.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rensselaer each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.00% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rensselaer

155
Property Crimes
2,660.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 155 property crimes in Rensselaer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rensselaer is 2,660.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rensselaer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.22% higher than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rensselaer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Bourbonnais, IL 19,551 69 352.9 87.0 266.0
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3
Flossmoor, IL 9,281 123 1,325.3 1,206.8 118.5
Manteno, IL 8,965 145 1,617.4 1,271.6 345.8
Glenwood, IL 8,317 197 2,368.6 2,020.0 348.7
Monee, IL 5,090 136 2,671.9 2,495.1 176.8

Rensselaer SnackAbility

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