CurrentCrimeMap

Data through January 2026, Fort Wayne Police Department

Crime in Fort Wayne, IN

The violent crime rate in Fort Wayne is 276 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to January 2026, 37% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −10% compared with the previous 12 months.

One of the blockhouses on the site of Historic Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Photo: Momoneymoproblemz, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Jan 2026

Violent crime

276 per 100,000 residents, per year

761 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

−10% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,808 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,979 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,084 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,740 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 275,451, 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 Fort Wayne sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

276

Fort Wayne has the 188th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 114 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Providence, RI295183
Palm Bay, FL288184
Ann Arbor, MI286185
Laredo, TX285186
Boynton Beach, FL278187
Fort Wayne, IN276188
Boise, ID273189
Cheyenne, WY270190
El Paso, TX270191
Kent, WA264192
Irving, TX259193

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

Fort Wayne crime map

cities around it
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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 Fort Wayne Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is Fishers, IN, 89 miles away.

Fort Wayne and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Fort Wayne, IN276
Fishers, IN7589 mi
Toledo, OH76490 mi
Carmel, IN5194 mi
Dayton, OH1,254103 mi
Indianapolis, IN828105 mi
Ann Arbor, MI286110 mi
Lansing, MI1,259116 mi
Grand Rapids, MI866132 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 Jan 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 135 reported49no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 31 reported11−3% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,927 reported1,063no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,084 reported394no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 477 reported173no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 451 reported164no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent13549——
HomicideViolent3111—−3%
TheftProperty2,9271,063——
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,084394——
BurglaryProperty477173——
Vehicle theftProperty451164——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Fort Wayne 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 (110th highest rate of 155), robbery (85th highest rate of 152) and burglary (90th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Feb 2025 to Jan 2026

Violent crime −10%

0255075100FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan5955
Violent crimes per month in Fort Wayne, IN, Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Feb 202558Feb 202466
Mar 202565Mar 202461
Apr 202574Apr 202463
May 202562May 202482
Jun 202560Jun 202483
Jul 202585Jul 202492
Aug 202567Aug 202474
Sep 202551Sep 202464
Oct 202581Oct 202483
Nov 202548Nov 202462
Dec 202551Dec 202457
Jan 202659Jan 202555

Homicides −3%

02468FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan23
Homicides per month in Fort Wayne, IN, Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Feb 20252Feb 20242
Mar 20252Mar 20244
Apr 20253Apr 20240
May 20252May 20241
Jun 20256Jun 20244
Jul 20253Jul 20242
Aug 20253Aug 20245
Sep 20251Sep 20243
Oct 20253Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20245
Dec 20253Dec 20241
Jan 20262Jan 20253

2 in 2026 through January, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Fort Wayne, IN
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026734063
Jun 2026674133
May 2026894089
Apr 2026673582
Mar 2026413530
Jan 2026592832
Dec 2025513203
Nov 2025483451
Oct 2025814373
Sep 2025514441
Aug 2025675543
Jul 2025854413
Jun 2025604416
May 2025625402
Apr 2025744473
Mar 2025654642
Feb 2025582632
Jan 2025554483
Dec 2024574661
Nov 2024624685
Oct 2024834652
Sep 2024645633
Aug 2024745745
Jul 2024926112
Jun 2024835624
May 2024826061
Apr 2024635560
Mar 2024613914
Feb 2024664462
Jan 2024533973
Dec 2023725625
Nov 2023504690
Oct 2023925334
Sep 2023695684
Aug 2023786231
Jul 2023827011

How Fort Wayne compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
21Anchorage, AK1,0153,433287,385Mar 2026
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
267Port St. Lucie, FL127574273,427Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Fort Wayne in population, Fort Wayne 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
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
9Dayton, OH1,2544,065136,047Aug 2026
28Grand Rapids, MI8662,171200,467Jul 2026
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
294Fishers, IN75437105,143Jul 2026
302Carmel, IN51634104,553Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne side by side with Evansville, Fishers or Carmel, 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; Fort Wayne’s rate is 11% above the state’s.

FishersCarmelIndianapolisEvansville

All 5 cities in Indiana

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Fort Wayne safe?

By reported violent crime, Fort Wayne is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 276 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to January 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 Fort Wayne?

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

What is the crime rate in Fort Wayne?

276 violent and 1,808 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,740 incidents reported to Fort Wayne Police Department over the 12 months to January 2026. Violent crime includes 135 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 477 burglaries, 1,084 thefts from vehicles and 2,927 other thefts.

Is crime in Fort Wayne going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −10% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Fort Wayne had in 2026?

Fort Wayne Police Department reported 2 homicides in January 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jan 2026 the count was 31, or 11 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Fort Wayne Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IN0020100). 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 Fort Wayne

12 months to January 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat13549
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal477173
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,084394
Vehicle theft451164

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

IN0020100
Source
Fort Wayne Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IN0020100)
Latest complete month
January 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to January 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Fort Wayne 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)