Indianapolis Crime Map
Indiana · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 133 incidents, 27 violent (2026-11-10) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 59,401 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 75,371 incidents |
| Full archive | 572,718 incidents (2020–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 8,455 |
Source: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department open data.
About crime in Indianapolis
Latest mapped day. Indianapolis recorded 133 incidents on 2026-11-10, including 27 violent-category incidents. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Indianapolis recorded 83,623 incidents in 2024 and 75,371 in 2025, a 9.9% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-10) category breakdown
| Other | 57 |
| Assault | 26 |
| Theft | 17 |
| Theft from vehicle | 10 |
| Auto theft | 9 |
| Vandalism | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Fraud | 3 |
Across 2020–2026, the current archive contains 572,718 incidents for Indianapolis. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Indianapolis crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Indianapolis recorded 75,371 police-reported incidents in 2025, including 15,251 violent-category incidents. Other was the most common category with 22,323 incidents, followed by Assault with 14,061. Reports fell 9.9% from 83,623 in 2024 to 75,371 in 2025. January–October 2026 totaled 59,401 compared with 63,849 in the same months of 2025, a 7% decline. Data run through November 2026. The archive holds 572,718 incidents from 2020 to 2026.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps crime map for Indianapolis, Indiana plots police-reported incidents published as open data by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Each point represents an incident record, grouped into categories such as assault, theft and vandalism for browsing by location and type. The display covers the full 12 months of 2025. The archive holds 572,718 incidents from 2020 to 2026 combined.
In 2025, Indianapolis recorded 75,371 police-reported incidents. That equals 8,454.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 891,484 for the city. Violent-category incidents totaled 15,251, or 1,710.7 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, a rate of police-reported incidents rather than a measure of personal risk. Data are current through November 2026.
Recent trend
Reported incidents declined 9.9% between the two consecutive complete calendar years, falling from 83,623 in 2024 to 75,371 in 2025. The longer complete-year series shows a step down from 89,766 in 2020 and 89,706 in 2021 to 84,947 in 2022, 88,254 in 2023, then 83,623 in 2024 and 75,371 in 2025. The same-months comparison also declined, with January–October 2026 recording 59,401 incidents compared with 63,849 in January–October 2025, a 7% decline. All annual comparisons use complete years or matching months, so partial-year totals are not mixed with full-year totals.
Category breakdown
The 2025 breakdown is led by Other with 22,323 incidents, or 29.6% of the total. The source groups impaired & dangerous driving, other crime, harassment, threats, drugs and weapons offenses under Other, with impaired & dangerous driving the largest part at 8,292 incidents, or 11% of the total. Next are Assault with 14,061 incidents, or 18.7%, and Theft with 12,898 incidents, or 17.1%. Vandalism followed with 7,653 incidents, or 10.2%, then Theft from vehicle with 5,050 incidents, or 6.7%, and Auto theft with 4,787 incidents, or 6.4%. Combined, assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide totaled 15,251 incidents, or 20.2% of 2025 reports.
What this means
Indianapolis stands out for a 2025 total of 75,371 that sits below its earlier complete years of 89,766 in 2020, 89,706 in 2021, 88,254 in 2023 and 83,623 in 2024. Other accounts for 29.6% with 22,323 incidents, while Assault at 18.7% with 14,061 incidents and Theft at 17.1% with 12,898 incidents follow as the next largest categories. Vandalism at 10.2% with 7,653 incidents adds another distinct layer, with Theft from vehicle at 6.7% and Auto theft at 6.4% as smaller shares.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Indianapolis in 2025?
Indianapolis had 75,371 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 8,454.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 891,484 for the city. It is a count of police-reported incidents, not a measure of personal risk.
What was the most common type of crime reported in Indianapolis in 2025?
The largest category in 2025 was Other, with 22,323 incidents, or 29.6% of the 75,371 total. Within Other, impaired and dangerous driving accounted for 8,292 incidents, followed by other crime with 4,244 and harassment with 4,239. The next largest standalone category was assault, with 14,061 incidents.
How many assaults were reported in Indianapolis in 2025?
Indianapolis recorded 14,061 assaults in 2025, or 18.7% of all reported incidents. The broader violent total, covering assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, was 15,251 incidents, or 20.2% of the yearly total. The violent figure equals 1,710.7 reported violent incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025.
Is crime going up or down in Indianapolis?
Reported incidents declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years. Indianapolis went from 83,623 incidents in 2024 to 75,371 in 2025, a decrease of 9.9%. For the same January–October window, 2026 had 59,401 incidents compared with 63,849 in that window in 2025, a decrease of 7%.
Which Indianapolis neighborhoods had the most reported crime in 2025?
The 2025 dataset used for this page lists 0 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents, so neighborhood comparisons are not available here. Citywide, Indianapolis recorded 75,371 incidents in 2025. Theft accounted for 12,898 incidents, vandalism for 7,653, theft from vehicle for 5,050 and auto theft for 4,787 in that citywide total.
Where does this Indianapolis crime data come from, and how current is it?
The figures come from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department open-data records compiled by TheCrimeMaps. The archive contains 572,718 incidents from 2020 through 2026, and the latest month with data is November 2026. Year totals for 2020 through 2025 cover 12 months each, while 2026 covers 11 months.
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By category
- Indianapolis Assault (99,568)
- Indianapolis Robbery (10,338)
- Indianapolis Homicide (1,166)
- Indianapolis Burglary (28,127)
- Indianapolis Auto theft (36,244)
- Indianapolis Theft from vehicle (50,193)
- Indianapolis Theft (91,691)
- Indianapolis Vandalism (58,674)
- Indianapolis Fraud (31,696)
- Indianapolis Other (165,021)
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