Do you live in the safest city in Indiana?
When you think of Indiana, you don’t necessarily associate it with crime. Of course, there is constant criminal activity, but that’s not the typical stereotype that you associate with Indiana. I mean, Indiana isn’t even one of the top 10 most dangerous states in the country. Yet we see so much in the news about crime and the increasing crime rate across the state. It makes you stop and look at your own neighborhood and wonder how safe it really is. Well, as it turns out, you’re lucky if you live in this Indiana city, because it’s one of the safest in the country.
Recently, the website securehas determined the safest city to live in each state. You may be wondering how they arrived at these results. According to the article:
For the purposes of the city rankings reports, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” specifically refer to crime rates calculated using FBI crime data—no other characterization of a community is implied or intended. We calculated per capita crime rates for 44 states that provided complete data to the FBI. Here’s a look at how crime rates have trended across the U.S. Violent crime rates remained stable or decreased in 66% of states. Fifteen states saw a year-over-year increase in violent crime. Property crime rates remained stable or decreased in 64% of states—despite a nationwide increase. 16 states saw an increase in property crime rates. Nine states saw both violent and property crime rates increase year-over-year.
Now that all of that is clear, which city do you think is the safest in all of Indiana? Let’s find out!
Indiana city named “safest” place to live in state
Accordingly securethe safest place to live in Indiana happens to be Zionsville. moved up from second place to first place last year. This may or may not come as a surprise to residents of this area. In fact, Zionsville was also called the third safest small town in America. A few stats from MoneyGeek: Zionsville has a violent crime rate of 15, a property crime rate of 668, and a total crime cost (in millions) of $1,655.
If you want to know which are the ten safest cities in Indiana, secure also broken down. Here are the 10 safest cities in Indiana for 2024:
- Zionsville
- Frankfurt
- Dyer
- Cedar Lake
- Muenster
- Fisherman
- Westfield
- Carmel
- Brownsburg
- Chesterton
Click here to learn more about these results.
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There’s a good mix of offerings on the list, from great schools and nightlife to easy walkability and public parks. Some areas have experienced rapid growth thanks to the arrival of new businesses, while others offer insight into the area’s history with well-preserved architecture and museums. Read on to see if your hometown is on the list.
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