Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Merrillville, IN Crime Grade
How Merrillville 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
3/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Merrillville, IN was 110.4 per 100,000 residents (41 incidents over a population of 37,124). That puts Merrillville Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 59% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Merrillville (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Merrillville 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 | 114.6(40) | 87.8(32) | 144.0(52) | 93.6(34) | 110.4(41) |
| Murder | 11.5(4) | 2.7(1) | 2.8(1) | 2.8(1) | 2.7(1) |
| Rape | 5.7(2) | 8.2(3) | 2.8(1) | 8.3(3) | 8.1(3) |
| Robbery | 22.9(8) | 35.7(13) | 38.8(14) | 22.0(8) | 13.5(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 74.5(26) | 41.1(15) | 99.7(36) | 60.6(22) | 86.2(32) |
| Property crime | 879.4(307) | 968.3(353) | 1547.5(559) | 1330.2(483) | 1309.1(486) |
| Burglary | 60.2(21) | 49.4(18) | 80.3(29) | 77.1(28) | 86.2(32) |
| Larceny | 667.4(233) | 776.3(283) | 1240.2(448) | 1060.3(385) | 1112.5(413) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 148.9(52) | 142.6(52) | 224.2(81) | 192.8(70) | 110.4(41) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Merrillville's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Indiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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