Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Elkhart, IN Crime Grade
How Elkhart 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 Elkhart, IN was 933.3 per 100,000 residents (498 incidents over a population of 53,357). That puts Elkhart Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 164% above the Indiana statewide rate of 353.8.
That ranks Elkhart #3,664 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 3% of them, and #80 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 5% over the last five years.
Elkhart, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Indiana Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 933.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,664 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #80 of 82
- Safer than
- 3% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 5%
- Population
- 53,357
- Reporting agency
- Elkhart Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Elkhart Police Department (FBI ORI IN0200100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Elkhart (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Elkhart 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 | 978.7(513) | 1346.6(703) | 1117.8(603) | 1197.6(644) | 933.3(498) |
| Murder | 1.9(1) | 17.2(9) | 13.0(7) | 9.3(5) | 1.9(1) |
| Rape | 95.4(50) | 168.6(88) | 102.0(55) | 148.8(80) | 86.2(46) |
| Robbery | 101.1(53) | 105.4(55) | 113.1(61) | 89.3(48) | 73.1(39) |
| Aggravated assault | 780.3(409) | 1055.5(551) | 889.8(480) | 950.3(511) | 772.2(412) |
| Property crime | 3357.8(1,760) | 3350.3(1,749) | 3004.8(1,621) | 3206.1(1,724) | 2665.1(1,422) |
| Burglary | 494.1(259) | 431.0(225) | 600.6(324) | 636.0(342) | 603.5(322) |
| Larceny | 2394.3(1,255) | 2381.0(1,243) | 1979.7(1,068) | 2159.1(1,161) | 1752.3(935) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 444.5(233) | 501.9(262) | 415.2(224) | 379.4(204) | 288.6(154) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Elkhart, 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart calculated?
- Elkhart'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 Elkhart 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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