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Vincennes, 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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

With a crime rate of 29 per one thousand residents, Vincennes has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 34. Within Indiana, more than 94% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Vincennes.

Importantly, when you compare Vincennes to other communities of similar population, then Vincennes crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Vincennes does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Vincennes 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 Vincennes.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Vincennes's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Vincennes is one in 829.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Vincennes is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Vincennes, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 36, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Vincennes has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Vincennes is one in 319.

Vincennes Crime Data

total Crime Index

10

(100 is safest)


Safer than 10% of U.S. cities.

Vincennes Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

20

466

486

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.21

28.09

29.30

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.21
3.32
National Median: 4
    Vincennes
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 829

in Vincennes

1 in 301

in Indiana

Vincennes Violent Crimes

Population: 16,588
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 4 2 13
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.24 0.12 0.78

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
28.09
15.43
National Median: 19
    Vincennes
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 36

in Vincennes

1 in 65

in Indiana

Property Crimes

Population: 16,588
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 39 375 52
Rate per 1,000 2.35 22.61 3.13

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Vincennes Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
65
20
National Median: 26.5
    Vincennes
    Indiana