Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Valparaiso, IN Crime Grade
How Valparaiso 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
5/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Valparaiso, IN was 121.8 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 35,293). That puts Valparaiso 63% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 55% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Valparaiso (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Valparaiso 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 | 169.8(58) | 106.6(37) | 109.3(38) | 66.1(23) | 121.8(43) |
| Murder | 8.8(3) | 0.0(0) | 2.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.8(1) |
| Rape | 52.7(18) | 37.5(13) | 28.8(10) | 14.4(5) | 22.7(8) |
| Robbery | 8.8(3) | 2.9(1) | 2.9(1) | 5.7(2) | 11.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 99.5(34) | 66.3(23) | 74.8(26) | 46.0(16) | 85.0(30) |
| Property crime | 1030.2(352) | 835.5(290) | 966.3(336) | 822.2(286) | 827.4(292) |
| Burglary | 61.5(21) | 49.0(17) | 60.4(21) | 57.5(20) | 79.3(28) |
| Larceny | 921.9(315) | 717.4(249) | 857.0(298) | 738.8(257) | 719.7(254) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 41.0(14) | 69.1(24) | 43.1(15) | 25.9(9) | 25.5(9) |
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: Valparaiso'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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