Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Decatur, IN Crime Grade
How Decatur 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
7/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Decatur, IN was 188.0 per 100,000 residents (19 incidents over a population of 10,106). That puts Decatur 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 30% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks Decatur #1,965 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 48% of them, and #50 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is up 11% year over year and up 256% over the last five years.
Decatur, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Indiana Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 188.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,965 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #50 of 82
- Safer than
- 48% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 11%
- 5-year change
- up 256%
- Population
- 10,106
- Reporting agency
- Decatur Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Decatur Police Department (FBI ORI IN0010200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Decatur (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Decatur vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 52.8(5) | 104.8(10) | 177.4(17) | 169.1(17) | 188.0(19) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 21.1(2) | 52.4(5) | 20.9(2) | 69.6(7) | 79.2(8) |
| Robbery | 10.6(1) | 10.5(1) | 10.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 21.1(2) | 41.9(4) | 146.1(14) | 89.5(9) | 108.8(11) |
| Property crime | 1815.5(172) | 1435.9(137) | 1398.0(134) | 686.4(69) | 385.9(39) |
| Burglary | 295.5(28) | 94.3(9) | 104.3(10) | 39.8(4) | 9.9(1) |
| Larceny | 1435.5(136) | 1278.7(122) | 1189.4(114) | 567.0(57) | 376.0(38) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 84.4(8) | 62.9(6) | 104.3(10) | 69.6(7) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Decatur, 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 Decatur 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 Decatur calculated?
- Decatur'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 Decatur 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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