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Gary, IN has a higher rate of violent crime compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Gary is 39.6, while the US average is 22.7. Similarly, Gary also has a higher property crime rate compared to the national average. The property crime rate in Gary is 66, and the US average is 35.4. This means that crime rates in Gary are significantly higher than the national averages for both violent and property crimes. These numbers indicate that residents of Gary are at an increased risk of being victims of either kind of crime.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Gary violent crime is 39.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Gary property crime is 66.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Gary, IN Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000942.259.459.4481.3342.14642.61477.51951.71213.4
200187279.474.5446.22725062.71685.92176.61200.1
2002727.457.755.7403.6210.44857.11482.62182.11192.4
2003784.96769.9385.1262.95191.81636.72336.91218.2
2004672.753.767.6343.8207.75084.61490.52382.81211.3
2005717.55870305.8283.85306.615922554.31160.2
2006711.548.361.4338.1263.75599.31829.526971072.8
2007689.373.258.7333.9223.648091799.12124.7885.1
200893051.253.3265.4560.14334.41469.21845.41019.9
2009694.251.549.4303.5289.93579.115681122.7888.5
2011791.837.258.2406.4289.96614.332442386.5983.8
2012904.74669.6341.7447.45560.92030.52567.4963.1
201368.559.6414.9577.35987.11844.73213.7928.7
2014912.747.456.4356.4452.551941681.82907.2605
2015588.364.732.3263.8227.64392.51280.12621491.4
2016600.960.141.8276.9222.14724.61293.22911.6519.9
2017621.363.342.2253.3262.53404.7894.41953.6556.7
2018495.95343.8192.2206.83610.29322073.6604.6
2019554.376.328.1234.3215.63556.2759.22140.9656.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
New Chicago, IN95.22,760.62,10142003
Lake Station, IN260.92,702.013,25352018
Griffith, IN68.91,792.316,25262019
Hobart, IN139.93,457.728,38962019
Highland town (Lake County), IN85.51,768.722,58362019
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Hammond, IN418.93,712.776,21682019
Oak Lawn, IL149.91,492.056,964232019
Tinley Park, IL39.21,268.756,992242019
Orland Park, IL44.41,620.056,938272019
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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 9 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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