Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Bloomington, IN Crime Grade
How Bloomington grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Indiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
8/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Bloomington, IN was 289.5 per 100,000 residents (228 incidents over a population of 78,762). That puts Bloomington Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 18% below the Indiana statewide rate of 353.8.
That ranks Bloomington #2,599 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #65 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 27% year over year and down 49% over the last five years.
Bloomington, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Indiana Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 289.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,599 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #65 of 82
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 27%
- 5-year change
- down 49%
- Population
- 78,762
- Reporting agency
- Bloomington Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bloomington Police Department (FBI ORI IN0530100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bloomington (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bloomington vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 567.5(490) | 553.9(477) | 506.6(406) | 398.1(315) | 289.5(228) |
| Murder | 8.1(7) | 3.5(3) | 5.0(4) | 2.5(2) | 3.8(3) |
| Rape | 61.4(53) | 51.1(44) | 73.6(59) | 69.5(55) | 62.2(49) |
| Robbery | 82.2(71) | 80.1(69) | 73.6(59) | 58.1(46) | 55.9(44) |
| Aggravated assault | 415.8(359) | 419.2(361) | 354.4(284) | 267.9(212) | 167.6(132) |
| Property crime | 2476.1(2,138) | 2209.8(1,903) | 2379.7(1,907) | 2542.7(2,012) | 2747.5(2,164) |
| Burglary | 410.0(354) | 304.2(262) | 313.2(251) | 251.5(199) | 232.3(183) |
| Larceny | 1887.7(1,630) | 1730.2(1,490) | 1886.8(1,512) | 2096.5(1,659) | 2326.0(1,832) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 166.8(144) | 151.0(130) | 146.0(117) | 182.0(144) | 170.1(134) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bloomington, IN Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bloomington Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bloomington calculated?
- Bloomington's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Indiana state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Indiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bloomington Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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