Neighborhood overview
West Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Recent police-feed safety data for West Indianapolis in Indianapolis, compared to theFBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Indianapolis police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Indianapolis reports higher per-capita rates than Indianapolis citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,134 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 521 / 100k citywide (+118%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+199%)
Property
3,623 / 100k local
vs Indianapolis 2,349 / 100k citywide (+54%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+87%)
~6,620 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Jun 5, 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 56 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (97 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (2 this week, 7 the week before).
- · property reports down 4 week-over-week (4 this week, 8 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 4 week-over-week (14 this week, 18 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.