Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Munster, IN Crime Grade
How Munster 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 Munster, IN was 72.1 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 23,571). That puts Munster 78% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 73% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks Munster #801 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 79% of them, and #17 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is up 41% year over year and down 40% over the last five years.
Munster, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Indiana Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 72.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #801 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #17 of 82
- Safer than
- 79% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 41%
- 5-year change
- down 40%
- Population
- 23,571
- Reporting agency
- Munster Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Munster Police Department (FBI ORI IN0451000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Munster (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Munster 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 | 120.7(27) | 55.0(13) | 72.2(17) | 51.0(12) | 72.1(17) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.4(3) | 12.7(3) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 12.7(3) |
| Robbery | 40.2(9) | 12.7(3) | 21.2(5) | 17.0(4) | 8.5(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 67.0(15) | 29.6(7) | 42.5(10) | 34.0(8) | 50.9(12) |
| Property crime | 889.3(199) | 859.2(203) | 993.5(234) | 1033.0(243) | 886.7(209) |
| Burglary | 84.9(19) | 55.0(13) | 50.9(12) | 34.0(8) | 21.2(5) |
| Larceny | 755.2(169) | 736.4(174) | 866.1(204) | 948.0(223) | 827.3(195) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 49.2(11) | 67.7(16) | 76.4(18) | 46.8(11) | 38.2(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Munster, 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 Munster 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 Munster calculated?
- Munster'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 Munster 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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