Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mishawaka, IN Crime Grade
How Mishawaka 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
9/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mishawaka, IN was 305.8 per 100,000 residents (156 incidents over a population of 51,013). That puts Mishawaka Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 14% above the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks Mishawaka #2,668 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #67 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is up 25% year over year and down 3% over the last five years.
Mishawaka, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Indiana Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 305.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,668 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #67 of 82
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 25%
- 5-year change
- down 3%
- Population
- 51,013
- Reporting agency
- Mishawaka Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mishawaka Police Department (FBI ORI IN0710100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Mishawaka, IN
Also known as
- Mishewaka
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. Mishawaka (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mishawaka 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 | 316.7(160) | 292.0(149) | 267.5(136) | 244.2(124) | 305.8(156) |
| Murder | 5.9(3) | 3.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.9(2) |
| Rape | 61.4(31) | 70.6(36) | 59.0(30) | 45.3(23) | 72.5(37) |
| Robbery | 79.2(40) | 33.3(17) | 25.6(13) | 33.5(17) | 33.3(17) |
| Aggravated assault | 170.2(86) | 184.2(94) | 182.9(93) | 165.4(84) | 196.0(100) |
| Property crime | 2939.3(1,485) | 3018.3(1,540) | 2190.8(1,114) | 2627.2(1,334) | 2675.8(1,365) |
| Burglary | 241.5(122) | 544.9(278) | 312.7(159) | 352.5(179) | 358.7(183) |
| Larceny | 2296.0(1,160) | 2163.8(1,104) | 1734.6(882) | 2044.3(1,038) | 1983.8(1,012) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 389.9(197) | 303.8(155) | 141.6(72) | 226.5(115) | 325.4(166) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mishawaka, 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 Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka calculated?
- Mishawaka'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 Mishawaka 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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