CurrentCrimeMap

Data through June 2026, Evansville Police Department

Crime in Evansville, IN

The violent crime rate in Evansville is 1,033 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 136% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −10% compared with the previous 12 months.

Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana.
Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,033 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,187 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−10% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,033 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,485 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−10% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,066 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,672 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 114,905, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Evansville sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,033

Evansville has the 19th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 283 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Evansville; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
St. Louis, MO1,15114
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620
Anchorage, AK1,01521
Minneapolis, MN1,01122
Stockton, CA96823
Springfield, MA93224

The places closest to Evansville in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Evansville crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Evansville Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Evansville with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Evansville, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Clarksville, TN, 99 miles away.

Evansville and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Evansville, IN1,033
Clarksville, TN31399 mi
Louisville, KY612103 mi
Nashville, TN828132 mi
Indianapolis, IN828144 mi
St. Louis, MO1,151154 mi
Carmel, IN51156 mi
Fishers, IN75160 mi
Lexington, KY216168 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jun 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 55 reported48no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 8 reported7.0−11% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,458 reported2,139no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 419 reported365no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 298 reported259no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 284 reported247no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent5548——
HomicideViolent87.0—−11%
TheftProperty2,4582,139——
BurglaryProperty419365——
Theft from vehiclesProperty298259——
Vehicle theftProperty284247——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Evansville Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (74th highest rate of 155), robbery (89th highest rate of 152) and burglary (35th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crime −10%

050100150200JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun95115
Violent crimes per month in Evansville, IN, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jul 2025105Jul 2024144
Aug 2025107Aug 2024129
Sep 2025100Sep 2024115
Oct 2025115Oct 2024100
Nov 2025112Nov 202496
Dec 2025100Dec 2024119
Jan 202674Jan 202590
Feb 202669Feb 202588
Mar 2026119Mar 2025132
Apr 202687Apr 202594
May 2026104May 202591
Jun 202695Jun 2025115

Homicides 8 vs. 9

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Homicides per month in Evansville, IN, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jul 20250Jul 20241
Aug 20251Aug 20241
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20241
Nov 20252Nov 20241
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20262Mar 20252
Apr 20261Apr 20250
May 20262May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20251

5 in 2026 through June, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Evansville, IN
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 2026953120
May 20261042992
Apr 2026872961
Mar 20261192792
Feb 2026692180
Jan 2026742470
Dec 20251003350
Nov 20251122992
Oct 20251153330
Sep 20251002960
Aug 20251072811
Jul 20251052900
Jun 20251152581
May 2025912821
Apr 2025943140
Mar 20251322852
Feb 2025882660
Jan 2025902801
Dec 20241193340
Nov 2024963521
Oct 20241003771
Sep 20241152900
Aug 20241293961
Jul 20241444371
Jun 20241383662
May 20241373631
Apr 20241233530
Mar 20241203572
Feb 2024863321
Jan 2024813042
Dec 20231313760
Nov 20231093602
Oct 20231173832
Sep 20231394010
Aug 20231243832
Jul 20231763481

How Evansville compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Evansville in population, Evansville included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
294Fishers, IN75437105,143Jul 2026
302Carmel, IN51634104,553Aug 2026

All 5 places in Indiana on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
73Louisville, KY6123,250691,630Jul 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
226Lexington, KY2162,035330,994Jul 2026
294Fishers, IN75437105,143Jul 2026
302Carmel, IN51634104,553Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Evansville by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Evansville side by side with Fishers, Carmel or Fort Wayne, or with any other place.

Other cities in Indiana

4 city pages, closest first

Indiana as a whole has 249 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Evansville’s rate is 315% above the state’s.

IndianapolisCarmelFishersFort Wayne

All 5 cities in Indiana

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Evansville safe?

By reported violent crime, Evansville is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,033 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, −10% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Evansville?

This site does not have one for Evansville. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Evansville compares with nearby places such as Clarksville, TN instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Evansville?

1,033 violent and 3,033 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,672 incidents reported to Evansville Police Department over the 12 months to June 2026. Violent crime includes 55 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 419 burglaries, 298 thefts from vehicles and 2,458 other thefts.

Is crime in Evansville going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −10% and property crime −10% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Evansville had in 2026?

Evansville Police Department reported 5 homicides from January to June 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jun 2026 the count was 8, or 7 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Evansville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IN0820100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Evansville

12 months to June 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat5548
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal419365
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included298259
Vehicle theft284247

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

IN0820100
Source
Evansville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IN0820100)
Latest complete month
June 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to June 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Evansville Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)