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Crime rate in Fort Wayne, Indiana (IN): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Fort Wayne by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders (per 100,000)	20 (10.7)	20 (9.9)	23 (11.1)	24 (11.5)	19 (9.0)	22 (10.0)	25 (11.3)	18 (8.0)	24 (9.7)	25 (10.0)	18 (7.2)	23 (8.9)	24 (9.4)
Rapes (per 100,000)	99 (52.9)	90 (44.7)	92 (44.5)	113 (54.2)	118 (55.8)	96 (43.4)	84 (38.1)	80 (35.6)	85 (34.2)	96 (38.2)	75 (29.8)	96 (37.4)	94 (36.9)
Robberies (per 100,000)	538 (287.6)	420 (208.7)	609 (294.4)	454 (217.9)	354 (167.5)	305 (138.0)	375 (170.0)	404 (179.7)	407 (163.8)	479 (190.7)	485 (192.8)	314 (122.2)	310 (121.6)
Assaults (per 100,000)	266 (142.2)	290 (144.1)	348 (168.2)	255 (122.4)	281 (133.0)	234 (105.9)	248 (112.4)	206 (91.6)	246 (99.0)	216 (86.0)	298 (118.4)	313 (121.8)	357 (140.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	1,665 (889.9)	1,819 (903.8)	2,013 (973.0)	2,030 (974.2)	2,188 (1,035.4)	2,073 (938.1)	2,233 (1,012.4)	2,128 (946.5)	2,129 (857.0)	2,410 (959.4)	2,269 (901.9)	2,140 (832.7)	1,888 (740.4)
Thefts (per 100,000)	8,476 (4,530.4)	8,220 (4,084.2)	9,016 (4,358.0)	8,268 (3,967.6)	8,145 (3,854.4)	7,989 (3,615.3)	7,841 (3,555.0)	7,934 (3,529.0)	7,312 (2,943.4)	7,238 (2,881.4)	6,683 (2,656.4)	6,433 (2,503.0)	6,768 (2,654.3)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	1,324 (707.7)	1,256 (624.1)	1,190 (575.2)	1,008 (483.7)	780 (369.1)	801 (362.5)	658 (298.3)	705 (313.6)	642 (258.4)	666 (265.1)	427 (169.7)	287 (111.7)	380 (149.0)
Arson (per 100,000)	62 (33.1)	98 (48.7)	111 (53.7)	117 (56.1)	114 (53.9)	97 (43.9)	131 (59.4)	126 (56.0)	72 (29.0)	96 (38.2)	45 (17.9)	50 (19.5)	41 (16.1)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 307.5)	480.8	425.6	470.4	423.8	397.6	358.2	365.3	350.9	315.5	330.1	304.1	277.4	284.0

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Indiana and other state lists there were 372 registered sex offenders living in Fort Wayne, Indiana as of December 04, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Wayne to the number of sex offenders is 581 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

See how dangerous Fort Wayne, IN is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Fort Wayne:
284.0
New Haven:
187.6
Decatur:
46.5
Auburn:
189.0
Columbia City:
135.2
Payne:
49.4
Huntington:
156.6
Bluffton:
267.4
Hicksville:
64.2

Violent crime rate in 2011
Fort Wayne:
187.4
U.S. Average:
213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Fort Wayne:
178.1
U.S. Average:
223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Fort Wayne:
200.7
U.S. Average:
238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Fort Wayne:
197.4
U.S. Average:
252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Fort Wayne:
185.8
U.S. Average:
259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Fort Wayne:
188.1
U.S. Average:
264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Fort Wayne:
202.9
U.S. Average:
258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Fort Wayne:
186.2
U.S. Average:
256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Fort Wayne:
225.1
U.S. Average:
262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Fort Wayne:
248.5
U.S. Average:
272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Fort Wayne:
299.4
U.S. Average:
276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Fort Wayne:
242.1
U.S. Average:
277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999
Fort Wayne:
290.5
U.S. Average:
286.4

Property crime rate in 2011
Fort Wayne:
304.6
U.S. Average:
273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Fort Wayne:
309.9
U.S. Average:
276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Fort Wayne:
340.2
U.S. Average:
285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Fort Wayne:
377.5
U.S. Average:
302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Fort Wayne:
359.0
U.S. Average:
309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Fort Wayne:
414.7
U.S. Average:
317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Fort Wayne:
427.0
U.S. Average:
322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Fort Wayne:
424.7
U.S. Average:
327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Fort Wayne:
457.3
U.S. Average:
334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Fort Wayne:
468.0
U.S. Average:
336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Fort Wayne:
501.1
U.S. Average:
337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Fort Wayne:
480.8
U.S. Average:
331.5

Property crime rate in 1999
Fort Wayne:
513.1
U.S. Average:
345.0

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 517 (456 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.79
Indiana average:
1.74

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 493 (458 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.78
Indiana average:
1.81

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 488 (452 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.80
Indiana average:
1.87

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 485 (447 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.78
Indiana average:
1.86

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 493 (457 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.84
Indiana average:
1.80

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 456 (422 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.70
Indiana average:
1.83

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 471 (433 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.75
Indiana average:
1.76

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 446 (412 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.66
Indiana average:
1.80

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 459 (417 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.66
Indiana average:
1.77

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Fort Wayne

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Zip codes: 46774, 46802, 46803, 46804, 46805, 46806, 46807, 46808, 46809, 46814, 46815, 46816, 46818, 46819, 46825, 46835, 46845.

Crime rate in Fort Wayne, Indiana (IN): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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