INDIANAPOLIS -- It's on everyone's mind when they settle down: Will my new city be safe for me and my family?
If you're looking to relocate, or simply want some peace of mind, safewise.com put together a list of the 20 safest cities in Indiana.
The criteria for safest cities came from the most recent FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014 mixed with number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) in each city, calculated down to the likelihood of these crimes out of every 1,000 people in each city.
Check out the list and share if your city made it:
1. Ligonier ↑
Previous 2015 rank: 2
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.23
Property Crimes per 1,000: 2.74
2. Zionsville ↓
Previous rank: 1
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.23
Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.83
3. St. John
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.32
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.36
4. New Whiteland ↓
Previous rank: 3
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.35
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.56
5. Berne
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.50
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.93
6. Greensburg ↓
Previous rank: 4
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.63
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.44
7. Carmel ↓
Previous rank: 6
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.14
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.32
8. Fishers ↓
Previous rank: 7
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.21
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.51
9. Winona Lake ↓
Previous rank: 5
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.40
Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.72
10. Jasper ↓
Previous rank: 8
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.34
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.43
11. West Lafayette ↑
Previous rank: 20
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.03
Property Crimes per 1,000: 11.19
12. Dyer ↓
Previous rank: 9
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.98
Property Crimes per 1,000: 11.64
13. Westfield ↑
Previous rank: 14
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.05
Property Crimes per 1,000: 12.30
14. North Manchester ↑
Previous rank: 23
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.67
Property Crimes per 1,000: 12.69
15. Lowell ↓
Previous rank: 11
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 4.68
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.72
16. Danville ↓
Previous rank: 10
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.63
Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.82
17. Porter ↑
Previous rank: 18
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.82
Property Crimes per 1,000: 14.29
18. Brownsburg ↑
Previous rank: 19
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.87
Property Crimes per 1,000: 15.29
19. Munster
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.91
Property Crimes per 1,000: 16.65
20. Columbia City ↓
Previous rank: 16
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.36
Property Crimes per 1,000: 16.22
Read the full rankings on safewise.com.
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| 21. Nappanee | 22. Greenfield | 23. Tell City |
| 24. Sellersburg | 25. Bremen | 26. Valparaiso |
| 27. Tipton | 28. Cedar Lake | 29. Elwood |
| 30. Decatur | 31. Bargersville | 32. Alexandria |
| 33. Auburn | 34. New Haven | 35. Plymouth |
| 36. Portage | 37. Clinton | 38. Highland |
| 39. Portland | 40. Charlestown | 41. Lawrenceburg |
| 42. Kendallville | 43. Garrett | 44. Gas City |
| 45. Griffith | 46. Plainfield | 47. Whiting |
| 48. Boonville | 49. Whitestown | 50. Bloomington |
| 51. Mooresville | 52. Hartford City | 53. Bluffton |
| 54. Peru | 55. La Porte | 56. Warsaw |
| 57. Fort Wayne | 58. Jeffersonville | 59. Merrillville |
| 60. Greenwood | 61. Shelbyville | 62. Bedford |
| 63. Kokomo | 64. Linton | 65. Goshen |
| 66. Cumberland | 67. Crawfordsville | 68. Franklin |
| 69. Angola | 70. Scottsburg | 71. Columbus |
| 72. Hammond | 73. Beech Grove | 74. Muncie |
| 75. Rensselaer | 76. Marion | 77. Rushville |
| 78. Logansport | 79. Michigan City | 80. Winchester |
| 81. Avon | 82. Anderson | 83. East Chicago |
| 84. Mishawaka | 85. Mount Vernon | 86. Frankfort |
| 87. Lake Station | 88. Terre Haute | 89. Seymour |
| 90. Lafayette | 91. South Bend | 92. Speedway |
| 93. Washington | 94. Elkhart | 95. New Albany |
| 96. Indianapolis | 97. Gary | 98. Evansville |
| 99. Hobart | 100. Clarksville |
