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The South Bend crime rate is much higher than the Indiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #151

South Bend, IN	3,354.85
Indiana	1,598.73
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

South Bend, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Bend, IN	Count	17	98	341	235	1,222	3,190	332	30
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	16.9	97.2	338.1	233.0	1,211.7	3,163.0	329.2	29.7	3,042
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.0	24.5	104.5	222.6	559.3	1,880.0	210.1	NA	1,432
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	South Bend, IN	Count	9	93	363	199	1,468	3,096	326	25
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	8.9	92.3	360.4	197.6	1,457.6	3,074.1	323.7	24.8	2,994
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.4	25.0	108.2	211.3	653.0	1,984.9	216.2	NA	1,511
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	South Bend, IN	Count	18	55	316	233	1,744	2,798	285	34
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	17.8	54.2	311.6	229.8	1,720.0	2,759.4	281.1	33.5	2,927
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.7	25.5	100.9	214.6	728.3	2,092.0	209.0	NA	1,556
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	South Bend, IN	Count	9	60	406	269	2,335	3,437	324	43
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	8.9	59.0	399.3	264.5	2,296.3	3,380.0	318.6	42.3	3,446
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	27.0	107.1	193.0	775.7	2,158.8	227.3	NA	1,601
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	South Bend, IN	Count	6	52	339	349	2,216	3,411	302	51
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	5.8	49.9	325.4	335.0	2,127.0	3,274.1	289.9	49.0	3,188
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.5	27.2	95.9	186.9	726.7	2,113.4	202.3	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	South Bend, IN	Count	14	56	346	353	2,086	3,702	325	43
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	13.5	54.2	334.9	341.6	2,018.9	3,582.8	314.5	41.6	3,383
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	South Bend, IN	Count	15	73	409	322	2,284	4,179	502	75
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	14.5	70.5	394.9	310.9	2,205.5	4,035.3	484.7	72.4	3,831
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	South Bend, IN	Count	7	67	448	283	1,945	4,438	489	106
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	6.7	64.2	429.0	271.0	1,862.4	4,249.5	468.2	101.5	3,568
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	South Bend, IN	Count	14	67	430	294	1,930	4,895	586	86
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	13.2	63.2	405.8	277.5	1,821.5	4,619.7	553.0	81.2	3,747
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	South Bend, IN	Count	12	69	348	365	1,678	4,366	568	87
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	11.3	65.0	328.1	344.1	1,581.9	4,115.9	535.5	82.0	3,423
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

South Bend, IN	9.25
Indiana	16.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

South Bend, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Bend, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	South Bend, IN	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	29
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2008	South Bend, IN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	South Bend, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

South Bend, IN	2.70
Indiana	2.28
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

South Bend, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Bend, IN	Count	316	245	71
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	313.3	242.9	70.4	2.78
	Indiana	Per 100,000	256.1	188.2	67.9	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	South Bend, IN	Count	322	252	70
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	319.7	250.2	69.5	2.85
	Indiana	Per 100,000	270.9	197.2	73.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	South Bend, IN	Count	321	251	70
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	316.6	247.5	69.0	2.82
	Indiana	Per 100,000	267.2	195.5	71.7	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	South Bend, IN	Count	328	258	70
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	322.6	253.7	68.8	2.88
	Indiana	Per 100,000	259.0	173.9	85.2	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	South Bend, IN	Count	328	259	69
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	314.8	248.6	66.2	2.82
	Indiana	Per 100,000	266.2	180.6	85.6	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	South Bend, IN	Count	316	249	67
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	305.8	241.0	64.8	2.73
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	South Bend, IN	Count	326	257	69
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	314.8	248.2	66.6	2.81
	Indiana	Per 100,000	282.3	186.0	96.3	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	South Bend, IN	Count	335	264	71
	South Bend, IN	Per 100,000	320.8	252.8	68.0	2.87
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	South Bend, IN	Count	328	257	71
2005	South Bend, IN	Count	335	262	73