Indianapolis Auto theft
Indianapolis · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Indianapolis police open data recorded 4,787 auto theft incidents, 6.4% of all 75,371 incidents reported in the city that year and down 24.6% from 2024. That is about 537 per 100,000 residents, compared with 486 per 100,000 across the 56 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 3,732 auto theft incidents have been published.
Auto theft in Indianapolis by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 3,732 | — | — |
| 2025 | 4,787 | 537 | down 24.6% |
| 2024 | 6,349 | 712 | down 5.6% |
| 2023 | 6,726 | 754 | up 46.1% |
| 2022 | 4,604 | 516 | down 8.8% |
| 2021 | 5,050 | 566 | up 1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,996 | 560 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 36,244 auto theft incidents.
Questions
How many auto theft incidents were reported in Indianapolis in 2025?
4,787, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is auto theft going up or down in Indianapolis?
Reported auto theft was down 24.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 4.0% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Indianapolis
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- Indianapolis theft 12,898 in 2025
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- Indianapolis theft from vehicle 5,050 in 2025
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