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Hartford City, IN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Hartford City is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (66%) and also has a lower crime rate than 53% of the communities in Indiana, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Hartford City is one in 158 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Hartford City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Hartford City is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hartford City does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hartford City.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Hartford City occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Hartford City; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 249. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Hartford City experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Hartford City is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Hartford City than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 428.

Hartford City Crime Data

total Crime Index

66

(100 is safest)


Safer than 66% of U.S. cities.

Hartford City Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

24

14

38

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

4.01

2.34

6.35

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
4.01
3.06
National Median: 4
    Hartford City
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 249

in Hartford City

1 in 327

in Indiana

Hartford City Violent Crimes

Population: 5,986
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 2 1 0 21
Rate per 1,000 0.33 0.17 0.00 3.51

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
2.34
15.44
National Median: 20
    Hartford City
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 428

in Hartford City

1 in 65

in Indiana

Property Crimes

Population: 5,986
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 3 2
Rate per 1,000 1.50 0.50 0.33

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Hartford City Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
10
20
National Median: 27.0
    Hartford City
    Indiana

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Zip Codes in Hartford City, IN