Indianapolis Fraud
Indianapolis · Fraud · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Indianapolis police open data recorded 4,034 fraud incidents, 5.4% of all 75,371 incidents reported in the city that year and down 10.8% from 2024. That is about 453 per 100,000 residents, compared with 309 per 100,000 across the 58 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 3,231 fraud incidents have been published.
Fraud in Indianapolis by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 3,231 | — | — |
| 2025 | 4,034 | 453 | down 10.8% |
| 2024 | 4,521 | 507 | down 7.7% |
| 2023 | 4,897 | 549 | up 2.4% |
| 2022 | 4,783 | 537 | down 2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,909 | 551 | down 7.7% |
| 2020 | 5,321 | 597 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 31,696 fraud incidents.
Questions
How many fraud incidents were reported in Indianapolis in 2025?
4,034, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is fraud going up or down in Indianapolis?
Reported fraud was down 10.8% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 15.7% compared with 2022 (falling 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
- Indianapolis other 22,323 in 2025
- Indianapolis assault 14,061 in 2025
- Indianapolis theft 12,898 in 2025
- Indianapolis vandalism 7,653 in 2025
- Indianapolis theft from vehicle 5,050 in 2025
- Indianapolis auto theft 4,787 in 2025
- Indianapolis burglary 3,375 in 2025
- Indianapolis robbery 1,060 in 2025
- Indianapolis homicide 130 in 2025