Indiana Town Named ‘Safest’ Place To Live In The Entire State

Do you live in the safest city in Indiana?

When you think of Indiana overall, you don't really associate it with crime. Sure, criminal acts happen all of the time, but that's not typically the stereotype that goes with Indiana. I mean Indiana isn't even one of the top ten most dangerous states in the country. That being said, we still see so much on the news about crime, and the increasing amounts of criminal activity across the state. It makes you stop and take a look at your area and wonder how safe it actually is. Well, as it turns out, if you live in this Indiana city, you are in luck when it comes to safety because it ranks among the safest in the entire country.

Recently, the website, Safewise, found the safest city to live in each state. You might be wondering how they found the results. According to the article:

For the purposes of city ranking reports, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended. We calculated per capita crime rates for 44 states that submitted complete data to the FBI. Here's a look at how crime rates trended across the US. Violent crime rates held steady or decreased in 66% of states.15 states saw a jump in violent crime year over year. Property crime rates held steady or decreased in 64% of states—despite rising nationwide. 16 states saw a jump in property crime rates. 9 states saw both violent and property crime rates rise year over year.

So, now that all of that is crystal clear, which city do you think is the safest in all of Indiana? Let's find out!

Indiana Town Named 'Safest' Place To Live In The Entire State

According to Safewise, the safest place to live in Indiana happens to be Zionsville. moved into the top spot from second place last year. This may or may not come as a surprise to those who live in that area. In fact, Zionsville was also named the third safest small city in America. A few statistics that MoneyGeek, Zionsville has a violent crime rate of 15, a property crime rate of 668, and a total cost crime cost (in millions) $1,655.

If you are curious as to what the top ten safest cities in Indiana are, Safewise broke that down as well. Here are the 10 Safest Cities in Indiana for 2024:

1. Zionsville
2. Frankfort
3. Dyer
4. Cedar Lake
5. Munster
6. Fishers
7. Westfield
8. Carmel
9. Brownsburg
10. Chesterton

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