2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Elkhart, IN vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend has 39% less violent crime than Elkhart.
- South Bend has 17% more property crime than Elkhart.
 Elkhart, INSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock42.122.7
 Property Crime57.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Elkhart, IndianaCrime Index
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 Middlebury, IN18.7
 Wakarusa, IN21.45
 Dunlap, IN22.25
 New Paris, IN22.8
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 Bristol, IN25.45
 Simonton Lake, IN26.4
 Goshen, IN30.55
 Elkhart, IN63.15

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