Carthage, IN Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 24%

Violent crime 25%

Property crime 24%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Carthage_{/100k people}	Indiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,909 (estimate)	2,141	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.8	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	62.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	253.0	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	487 (estimate)	358	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	280.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,274.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	228.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,423 (estimate)	1,783	1,958

Key findings

Carthage crime rates are 24% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Carthage are 25% higher than the national average
In Carthage you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Carthage is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Carthage has decreased by 9%

Carthage crime map

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Daily Crime In Carthage (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Carthage

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Carthage is 1 in 206

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Carthage is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Carthage is 1 in 35

Year Over Year Crime In Carthage (per 100,000 people)

Carthage police department

Item	Carthage	Indiana	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	8,766	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.4	3.3

Sex offenders in Indiana

State	Total offenders	Indiana_/100K	National_/100K
Indiana	12,315	198	266

There are a total of 12,315 sex offenders in Indiana. This yields a total of 198 sex offenders in Indiana per 100,000 residents which is 26% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Morristown, IN	1,190	152	756	908
Greenfield, IN	21,380	89	922	1,011
Knightstown, IN	2,105	182	906	1,088
Fortville, IN	4,213	237	1,181	1,419
Spring Lake, IN	279	327	1,627	1,954
Rushville, IN	6,267	84	2,260	2,344
Wilkinson, IN	431	422	2,104	2,526
Carthage, IN	767	487	2,423	2,909

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pocahontas, IL	767	636	2,328	2,964
Schram City, IL	767	646	2,364	3,010
English, IN	767	550	2,742	3,292
Mankato, KS	767	565	2,924	3,489
Salem, KY	767	338	2,324	2,662
Carthage, IN	767	487	2,423	2,909

Source: The Carthage, IN crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.