Spencer, IN Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 55%

Violent crime 54%

Property crime 55%

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}	Spencer_{/100k people}	Indiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,065 (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)	178 (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)	887 (estimate)	1,783	1,958

Key findings

Spencer crime rates are 55% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Spencer are 54% lower than the national average
In Spencer you have a 1 in 94 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Spencer is safer than 64% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Spencer has decreased by 9%

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Daily Crime In Spencer (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Spencer

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Spencer is 1 in 562

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Spencer is 1 in 113

The chance of being a victim of crime in Spencer is 1 in 94

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

Spencer police department

Item	Spencer	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}
Worthington, IN	1,189	172	859	1,032
Ellettsville, IN	6,501	149	1,263	1,411
Bloomington, IN	83,093	557	2,174	2,731
Gosport, IN	716	463	2,305	2,768
Stinesville, IN	232	504	2,508	3,012
Paragon, IN	693	504	2,512	3,016
Spencer, IN	2,281	178	887	1,065

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Postville, IA	2,281	246	1,770	2,016
Parkside, PA	2,281	815	2,531	3,346
Henagar, AL	2,280	42	1,487	1,529
Shavertown, PA	2,280	155	653	807
Mattawan, MI	2,282	761	1,724	2,485
Spencer, IN	2,281	178	887	1,065

Source: The Spencer, 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.