Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Hammond, IN Crime Grade
How Hammond 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 Hammond, IN was 736.0 per 100,000 residents (557 incidents over a population of 75,677). That puts Hammond Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 108% above the Indiana statewide rate of 353.8.
That ranks Hammond #3,554 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #78 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is up 13% year over year and up 76% over the last five years.
Hammond, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Indiana Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 736.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,554 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #78 of 82
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 13%
- 5-year change
- up 76%
- Population
- 75,677
- Reporting agency
- Hammond Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hammond Police Department (FBI ORI IN0450700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Hammond, IN
Also known as
- State Line
- Hohman
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hammond (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hammond 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 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 418.9(315) | 813.9(609) | 667.8(510) | 654.0(497) | 736.0(557) |
| Murder | 12.0(9) | 20.0(15) | 19.6(15) | 9.2(7) | 14.5(11) |
| Rape | 35.9(27) | 56.1(42) | 36.7(28) | 34.2(26) | 42.3(32) |
| Robbery | 146.3(110) | 143.0(107) | 161.1(123) | 94.7(72) | 91.2(69) |
| Aggravated assault | 224.7(169) | 594.7(445) | 450.5(344) | 515.9(392) | 588.0(445) |
| Property crime | 3730.0(2,805) | 3036.5(2,272) | 3406.0(2,601) | 3388.6(2,575) | 3084.2(2,334) |
| Burglary | 444.1(334) | 306.1(229) | 352.3(269) | 247.4(188) | 229.9(174) |
| Larceny | 2917.5(2,194) | 2381.6(1,782) | 2704.1(2,065) | 2689.8(2,044) | 2464.4(1,865) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 351.1(264) | 323.4(242) | 323.4(247) | 439.5(334) | 380.6(288) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hammond, 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 Hammond 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 Hammond calculated?
- Hammond'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 Hammond 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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