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Carmel, IN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Carmel has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Carmel is 1 in 115. How does Carmel fare compared to other communities in Indiana of all population sizes? Carmel's crime rate is lower than approximately 40% of Indiana communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Carmel, and we found that the crime rate in Carmel is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Carmel is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Carmel does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Carmel.

For Carmel, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Carmel than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1545, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Carmel; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Carmel Crime Data

total Crime Index

54

(100 is safest)


Safer than 54% of U.S. cities.

Carmel Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

66

822

888

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.65

8.06

8.71

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.65
3.06
National Median: 4
    Carmel
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,545

in Carmel

1 in 327

in Indiana

Carmel Violent Crimes

Population: 101,964
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 2 17 5 42
Rate per 1,000 0.02 0.17 0.05 0.41

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.06
15.44
National Median: 20
    Carmel
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 124

in Carmel

1 in 65

in Indiana

Property Crimes

Population: 101,964
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 47 705 70
Rate per 1,000 0.46 6.91 0.69

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Carmel Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
18
20
National Median: 27.0
    Carmel
    Indiana