Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Bend, IN Crime Grade
How South Bend 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
9/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Bend, IN was 452.8 per 100,000 residents (470 incidents over a population of 103,804). That puts South Bend 39% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 68% above the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks South Bend #3,179 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 16% of them, and #71 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 48% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
South Bend, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Indiana Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 452.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,179 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #71 of 82
- Safer than
- 16% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 48%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 103,804
- Reporting agency
- South Bend Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Bend Police Department (FBI ORI IN0710200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About South Bend, IN
Also known as
- Southold
- The Bend
- Big Saint Joseph Station
- Saint Joseph's
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. South Bend (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Bend 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 | 571.9(583) | 936.2(966) | 1217.5(1,254) | 867.4(897) | 452.8(470) |
| Murder | 6.9(7) | 0.0(0) | 10.7(11) | 2.9(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 37.3(38) | 53.3(55) | 74.8(77) | 64.8(67) | 27.0(28) |
| Robbery | 52.0(53) | 106.6(110) | 103.9(107) | 67.7(70) | 33.7(35) |
| Aggravated assault | 475.8(485) | 776.3(801) | 1028.2(1,059) | 732.0(757) | 392.1(407) |
| Property crime | 1091.9(1,113) | 2307.6(2,381) | 2557.3(2,634) | 1905.9(1,971) | 1036.6(1,076) |
| Burglary | 167.8(171) | 367.3(379) | 385.4(397) | 229.2(237) | 116.6(121) |
| Larceny | 631.8(644) | 1435.4(1,481) | 1714.6(1,766) | 1250.3(1,293) | 724.4(752) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 281.5(287) | 486.5(502) | 443.7(457) | 404.2(418) | 180.1(187) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Bend, 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 South Bend 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 South Bend calculated?
- South Bend'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 South Bend 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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