Neighborhood overview
Downtown, Indianapolis
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown in Indianapolis, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Indianapolis police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown reports notably higher per-capita rates than Indianapolis citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
1,636 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 473 / 100k citywide (+246%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+331%)
Property
7,195 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 2,325 / 100k citywide (+209%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+272%)
~17,901 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Oct 10, 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 286 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (535 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 14 week-over-week (20 this week, 34 the week before).
- · property reports down 8 week-over-week (24 this week, 32 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 13 week-over-week (68 this week, 55 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.