Washington, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Washington, IN Summary

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

  • There were 111 total crimes committed in Washington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 918.1 total crimes per 100K people in Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Washington is -60.50% below the national average.
  • Washington ranks #38 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Washington ranks #3,450 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.

Additional research about crime in Indiana

Washington Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Washington is 918.1 per 100,000 people. That's -60.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.11% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Washington
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 111 918.1 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 1 8.3 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 24.8 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 7 57.9 357.7 369.8
Burglary 13 107.5 280.4 269.8
Larceny 84 694.8 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 57.9 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 104 860.2 1,783.2 1,954.4

Washington 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 Washington

7
Violent Crimes
57.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Washington is 57.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,727.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.81% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Washington

104
Property Crimes
860.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Washington is 860.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.76% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Washington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomington, IN 80,135 2,281 2,846.4 2,338.6 507.9
Jasper, IN 16,699 125 748.5 527.0 221.6
Vincennes, IN 16,487 450 2,729.4 2,656.6 72.8
Olney, IL 8,681 164 1,889.2 1,681.8 207.3
Robinson, IL 7,189 122 1,697.0 1,307.6 389.5
Mount Carmel, IL 6,733 45 668.3 356.5 311.9
Ellettsville, IN 6,731 85 1,262.8 1,129.1 133.7
Huntingburg, IN 6,459 33 510.9 402.5 108.4
Boonville, IN 6,200 173 2,790.3 2,016.1 774.2
Sumner, IL 2,949 15 508.6 339.1 169.5

Washington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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