Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Griffith, IN Crime Grade
How Griffith 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
5/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Griffith, IN was 155.2 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 16,110). That puts Griffith 52% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 42% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks Griffith #1,670 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 56% of them, and #41 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and up 46% over the last five years.
Griffith, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Indiana Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 155.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,670 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #41 of 82
- Safer than
- 56% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- up 46%
- Population
- 16,110
- Reporting agency
- Griffith Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Griffith Police Department (FBI ORI IN0450600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Griffith (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Griffith 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 106.6(17) | 111.0(18) | 105.1(17) | 179.9(29) | 155.2(25) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 12.5(2) | 6.2(1) | 24.7(4) | 12.4(2) | 18.6(3) |
| Robbery | 25.1(4) | 30.8(5) | 18.6(3) | 31.0(5) | 12.4(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 69.0(11) | 74.0(12) | 61.8(10) | 136.5(22) | 124.1(20) |
| Property crime | 1116.2(178) | 986.6(160) | 952.3(154) | 980.0(158) | 819.4(132) |
| Burglary | 106.6(17) | 111.0(18) | 117.5(19) | 86.8(14) | 49.7(8) |
| Larceny | 877.9(140) | 702.9(114) | 686.4(111) | 781.5(126) | 651.8(105) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 125.4(20) | 172.6(28) | 136.0(22) | 99.2(16) | 117.9(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Griffith, 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 Griffith 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 Griffith calculated?
- Griffith'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 Griffith 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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