La Paz, IN Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 18%

Violent crime 19%

Property crime 18%

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}	La Paz_{/100k people}	Indiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,770 (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)	463 (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)	2,306 (estimate)	1,783	1,958

Key findings

La Paz crime rates are 18% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in La Paz are 19% higher than the national average
In La Paz you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
La Paz is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in La Paz has decreased by 9%

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Daily Crime In La Paz (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in La Paz

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in La Paz is 1 in 216

The chance of being a victim of property crime in La Paz is 1 in 44

The chance of being a victim of crime in La Paz is 1 in 37

Year Over Year Crime In La Paz (per 100,000 people)

La Paz police department

Item	La Paz	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}
Koontz Lake, IN	1,529	143	712	855
Fish Lake, IN	1,346	149	743	893
Bourbon, IN	1,808	156	778	935
North Liberty, IN	1,916	160	795	955
Walkerton, IN	2,087	171	849	1,020
Osceola, IN	2,468	201	1,246	1,447
Bremen, IN	4,577	273	1,359	1,632
La Paz, IN	563	463	2,306	2,770

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Millry, AL	563	565	2,660	3,225
Laupahoehoe, HI	563	312	2,959	3,271
Zearing, IA	563	362	2,022	2,384
Thomson, IL	563	542	1,985	2,528
Simpson, LA	563	519	2,341	2,860
La Paz, IN	563	463	2,306	2,770

Source: The La Paz, 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.