Chesterton, Indiana Crime

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Crime in Chesterton, Indiana

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

Chesterton violent crime is 11.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Chesterton property crime is 20.6. (The US average is 35.4)

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Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Chesterton, IN Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	161.1	0	0	0	161.1	2700.9	293.8	2274.5	132.7
2001	104.3	0	9.5	28.4	66.4	2891.8	436.1	2199.7	256
2002	113	0	0	37.7	75.3	2814.4	348.3	2230.8	235.3
2003	154.8	0	27.3	18.2	109.3	2895.9	446.2	2276.7	173
2004	142.7	0	8.9	8.9	124.8	3245.9	624.2	2443.4	178.3
2005	103.1	0	0	43	60.2	2750.6	567.3	1959.8	223.5
2006	8.3	0	8.3	0	0	2650.3	586.2	1890.7	173.4
2007	54.9	0	7.8	7.8	39.2	2542	588.4	1812.3	141.2
2008	85.7	0	15.6	39	31.2	2743.6	467.7	2213.6	62.4
2009	69.4	0	0	7.7	61.7	1812.2	347	1418.9	46.3
2010	106.5	0	22.8	22.8	60.9	2138.5	350.1	1719.9	68.5
2011	99	0	15.2	7.6	76.1	1773.9	403.5	1279	91.4
2012	106	0	7.6	15.1	83.3	1620.7	302.9	1204.2	113.6
2015	96.4	0	51.9	14.8	29.7	1268.6	222.6	979.3	66.8
2017	59.3	7.4	14.8	0	37	866.9	133.4	644.6	88.9
2018	81.1	0	14.7	14.7	51.6	818.5	73.7	693.2	51.6
2019	64.6	0	35.9	0	28.7	897.4	107.7	725.1	64.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Porter, IN	165.9	477.1	4,821	2	2019
Burns Harbor, IN	85.5	2,822.9	1,169	4	2012
Portage, IN	198.4	1,584.2	36,800	6	2019
Valparaiso, IN	110.1	1,196.1	33,610	8	2018
Westville, IN	213.6	676.3	5,619	9	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lake Station, IN	260.9	2,702.0	11,880	10	2018
La Porte, IN	538.1	2,152.4	21,557	18	2019
Griffith, IN	68.9	1,792.3	15,957	20	2019
Highland, IN	85.5	1,768.7	22,220	21	2019
Munster, IN	98.2	1,468.0	22,412	23	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Chesterton 3 Reviews

Seasonal Change - 8/5/2010
Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter.... Read More

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Low crime - 3/26/2009
We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well... Read More

Jennifer | Chesterton, IN | Reply | 1 Reply

Chesterton, Indiana - 9/1/2008
Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural... Read More

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