SafeWise, a home security and safety brand, recently released a report detailing the 20 safest cities in Indiana. Westfield, as well as a variety of other Hamilton and Boone County areas, made the list.
“The Westfield Police Department utilizes a true community-based policing philosophy,” WPD Chief Joel Rush stated. “Whereas, we fight crime and provide a safe environment through a developed partnership with the community. We have worked hard developing a great relationship with those we serve through our many outreach programs.”
SafeWise chose cities based on FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014 – the most recent – and population data. Cities with less than 4,000 residents were eliminated from the study. Cities that failed to submit a crime report to the FBI also were eliminated.
Cities were then judged on violent crimes, such as rape and murder, and property crimes, such as arson and theft. SafeWise then calculated the probability of those crimes occurring per every 1,000 residents.
For more, visit safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-indiana-2016/.
1. Ligonier
Previous rank: 2
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.23
Property Crimes per 1,000: 2.74
2. Zionsville
Previous rank: 1
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.23
Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.83
3. St. John
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.32
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.36
4. New Whiteland
Previous rank: 3
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.35
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.56
5. Berne
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.50
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.93
6. Greensburg
Previous rank: 4
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.63
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.44
7. Carmel
Previous rank: 6
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.14
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.32
8. Fishers
Previous rank: 7
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.21
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.51
9. Winona Lake
Previous rank: 5
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.40
Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.72
10. Jasper
Previous rank: 8
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.34
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.43
11. West Lafayette
Previous rank: 20
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.03
Property Crimes per 1,000: 11.19
12. Dyer
Previous rank: 9
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.98
Property Crimes per 1,000: 11.64
13. Westfield
Previous rank: 14
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.05
Property Crimes per 1,000: 12.30
14. North Manchester
Previous rank: 23
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.67
Property Crimes per 1,000: 12.69
15. Lowell
Previous rank: 11
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 4.68
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.72
16. Danville
Previous rank: 10
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.63
Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.82
17. Porter
Previous rank: 18
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.82
Property Crimes per 1,000: 14.29
18. Brownsburg
Previous rank: 19
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.87
Property Crimes per 1,000: 15.29
19. Munster
Previous rank: Not ranked
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.91
Property Crimes per 1,000: 16.65
20. Columbia City
Previous rank: 16
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.36
Property Crimes per 1,000: 16.22
