Neighborhood overview
Chapel Hill / Ben Davis, Indianapolis
Recent police-feed safety data for Chapel Hill / Ben Davis in Indianapolis, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Indianapolis police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Chapel Hill / Ben Davis reports below Indianapolis's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
316 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 482 / 100k citywide (-34%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-17%)
Property
1,280 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 2,324 / 100k citywide (-45%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-34%)
~28,505 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Oct 7, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~70-day data window with 82 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (133 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (7 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (6 this week, 9 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 8 week-over-week (20 this week, 12 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.