Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
East Chicago, IN Crime Grade
How East Chicago 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
10/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in East Chicago, IN was 826.1 per 100,000 residents (212 incidents over a population of 25,662). That puts East Chicago Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 133% above the Indiana statewide rate of 353.8.
That ranks East Chicago #3,614 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #79 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and up 21% over the last five years.
East Chicago, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Indiana Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 826.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,614 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #79 of 82
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- up 21%
- Population
- 25,662
- Reporting agency
- East Chicago Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Chicago Police Department (FBI ORI IN0450300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Chicago (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Chicago 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 | 684.4(189) | 1048.8(289) | 855.8(222) | 806.7(208) | 826.1(212) |
| Murder | 32.6(9) | 50.8(14) | 30.8(8) | 19.4(5) | 11.7(3) |
| Rape | 36.2(10) | 39.9(11) | 54.0(14) | 54.3(14) | 74.0(19) |
| Robbery | 134.0(37) | 101.6(28) | 88.7(23) | 77.6(20) | 81.8(21) |
| Aggravated assault | 481.6(133) | 856.5(236) | 682.3(177) | 655.4(169) | 658.6(169) |
| Property crime | 2929.5(809) | 2210.2(609) | 2320.7(602) | 2257.2(582) | 1621.1(416) |
| Burglary | 253.5(70) | 239.5(66) | 192.7(50) | 252.1(65) | 144.2(37) |
| Larceny | 2103.9(581) | 1560.6(430) | 1688.4(438) | 1353.6(349) | 919.6(236) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 557.6(154) | 392.0(108) | 424.0(110) | 636.1(164) | 526.1(135) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Chicago, 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 East Chicago 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 East Chicago calculated?
- East Chicago'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 East Chicago 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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