Neighborhoods
Safest & Most Dangerous Indianapolis Neighborhoods
Where the numbers point toward calm streets, and where they flag elevated risk.
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Overview
How Indianapolis neighborhoods compare
Indianapolis rewards a neighborhood-level view. The far-northeast around Geist, the established northside, and southern townships generally post low incident rates, while older corridors closer to downtown carry the heaviest load. The lists below summarize the pattern.
Lowest crime
Safest neighborhoods in Indianapolis
Areas such as Geist, Meridian-Kessler, Broad Ripple, and the far-north suburbs near Castleton tend to score well, combining lower reported crime with stable, owner-occupied housing.
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Population | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geist | A+ | 10,081 | $157,518 |
| 2 | Glenn's Valley | A+ | 7,896 | $98,909 |
| 3 | Acton | A+ | 3,099 | $92,782 |
| 4 | Galludet | A+ | 11,740 | $99,341 |
| 5 | New Bethel | A+ | 2,517 | $114,816 |
| 6 | Poplar Grove | A+ | 4,076 | $94,415 |
| 7 | South Franklin | A+ | 16,962 | $102,145 |
| 8 | I-65 / South Emerson | A+ | 15,237 | $78,468 |
| 9 | West Newton | A+ | 3,559 | $87,997 |
| 10 | Meridian Hills / Williams Creek | A+ | 4,854 | $134,405 |
| 11 | Lindon Wood | A+ | 10,700 | $77,808 |
| 12 | Valley Mills | A+ | 8,952 | $75,191 |
Highest crime
Highest-crime neighborhoods in Indianapolis
Stretches of the Near Eastside, parts of the far east side along East Washington Street, and a few near-northwest corridors consistently report higher volumes of both property and violent offenses.
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Hill | D- | 4,646 |
| 2 | Near Northwest / Riverside | C- | 7,102 |
| 3 | Mapleton / Fall Creek | C- | 6,484 |
| 4 | Meadows | C | 6,688 |
| 5 | Martindale / Brightwood | C | 12,855 |
| 6 | Near Northside | C | 9,645 |
| 7 | Fairgrounds | C | 4,395 |
| 8 | International Marketplace | C+ | 2,620 |
| 9 | Arlington Woods | C+ | 10,080 |
| 10 | Near Westside | C+ | 17,704 |
| 11 | Near Eastside | B- | 33,922 |
| 12 | Wynnedale / Spring Hill | B- | 4,117 |
Full ranking
All Indianapolis neighborhoods, safest to highest-crime
Every graded neighborhood. Tap any name for its own map, grade and recent incidents.
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Population | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geist | A+ | 10,081 | $157,518 |
| 2 | Glenn's Valley | A+ | 7,896 | $98,909 |
| 3 | Acton | A+ | 3,099 | $92,782 |
| 4 | Galludet | A+ | 11,740 | $99,341 |
| 5 | New Bethel | A+ | 2,517 | $114,816 |
| 6 | Poplar Grove | A+ | 4,076 | $94,415 |
| 7 | South Franklin | A+ | 16,962 | $102,145 |
| 8 | I-65 / South Emerson | A+ | 15,237 | $78,468 |
| 9 | West Newton | A+ | 3,559 | $87,997 |
| 10 | Meridian Hills / Williams Creek | A+ | 4,854 | $134,405 |
| 11 | Lindon Wood | A+ | 10,700 | $77,808 |
| 12 | Valley Mills | A+ | 8,952 | $75,191 |
| 13 | Hill Valley | A+ | 6,484 | $82,434 |
| 14 | Homecroft | A+ | 5,515 | $82,562 |
| 15 | Wanamaker | A+ | 1,675 | $79,970 |
| 16 | North Central | A | 2,481 | $107,655 |
| 17 | Lawrence-Fort Ben-Oaklandon | A | 24,585 | $97,714 |
| 18 | Clearwater | A | 3,614 | $92,093 |
| 19 | Southeast Warren | A | 8,979 | $94,918 |
| 20 | Ameriplex | A | 4,982 | $76,706 |
| 21 | Traders Point | A | 5,220 | $162,099 |
| 22 | Southern Dunes | A | 4,565 | $75,305 |
| 23 | Sunshine Gardens | A | 2,502 | $74,897 |
| 24 | Broad Ripple | A | 7,278 | $87,227 |
| 25 | Clermont | A | 2,453 | $91,875 |
| 26 | Irvington | A | 10,490 | $68,010 |
| 27 | Five Points | A | 5,478 | $78,268 |
| 28 | Maywood | A | 966 | $45,928 |
| 29 | Allisonville | A | 10,523 | $105,260 |
| 30 | Raymond Park | A | 4,783 | $67,180 |
| 31 | Mars Hill | A | 14,635 | $48,517 |
| 32 | Stout Field | A | 6,018 | $49,853 |
| 33 | Edgewood | A | 9,190 | $60,296 |
| 34 | Home Place | A | 2,381 | $89,496 |
| 35 | Park Fletcher | A | 1,290 | $53,777 |
| 36 | Garfield Park | A | 5,890 | $47,755 |
| 37 | Canterbury / Chatard | A | 4,006 | $91,362 |
| 38 | I-69/Fall Creek | A | 18,899 | $92,732 |
| 39 | Ravenswood | A | 1,943 | $59,942 |
| 40 | Airport | A | 4,845 | $71,966 |
| 41 | Cumberland | A | 2,330 | $61,781 |
| 42 | Key Meadows | A | 10,751 | $73,082 |
| 43 | Southeast | A | 7,096 | $60,976 |
| 44 | Chapel Hill / Ben Davis | A | 31,486 | $67,264 |
| 45 | South Perry | A- | 24,426 | $58,757 |
| 46 | Southdale | A- | 5,458 | $57,210 |
| 47 | Delaware Trails | A- | 7,600 | $79,157 |
| 48 | Devonshire | A- | 6,724 | $96,978 |
| 49 | Meridian Kessler | A- | 13,209 | $97,938 |
| 50 | Butler-Tarkington / Rocky Ripple | A- | 11,775 | $83,596 |
| 51 | East Gate | A- | 6,664 | $55,306 |
| 52 | North Perry | A- | 9,124 | $52,488 |
| 53 | Fountain Square | A- | 7,286 | $41,681 |
| 54 | West Indianapolis | A- | 6,897 | $38,787 |
| 55 | Millersville | A- | 7,241 | $61,888 |
| 56 | University Heights | A- | 12,577 | $46,368 |
| 57 | East Warren | A- | 23,046 | $62,241 |
| 58 | Christian Park | A- | 7,784 | $44,888 |
| 59 | Speedway | A- | 16,430 | $57,820 |
| 60 | Near Southside | B+ | 7,920 | $34,092 |
| 61 | Snacks / Guion Creek | B+ | 28,687 | $65,586 |
| 62 | Devon | B+ | 2,523 | $74,593 |
| 63 | Eagle Creek | B+ | 19,929 | $76,543 |
| 64 | Lawrence | B+ | 25,753 | $49,547 |
| 65 | Near Southeast | B+ | 17,040 | $36,708 |
| 66 | Castleton | B+ | 11,347 | $67,708 |
| 67 | Glendale | B+ | 4,595 | $77,787 |
| 68 | Crow's Nest | B+ | 825 | $104,748 |
| 69 | Marian / Cold Springs | B+ | 3,343 | $58,752 |
| 70 | Southport | B+ | 2,824 | $45,803 |
| 71 | Augusta / New Augusta | B+ | 16,634 | $64,354 |
| 72 | Garden City | B+ | 16,737 | $38,253 |
| 73 | Brendonwood | B | 4,934 | $60,391 |
| 74 | Eagledale | B | 20,667 | $37,117 |
| 75 | St. Vincent / Greenbriar | B | 14,553 | $56,305 |
| 76 | Far Eastside | B | 39,987 | $44,682 |
| 77 | Nora / Far Northside | B | 9,292 | $65,146 |
| 78 | College Park | B | 3,272 | $79,375 |
| 79 | Park 100 | B | 2,121 | $49,924 |
| 80 | Devington | B | 11,925 | $54,136 |
| 81 | Keystone at the Crossing | B | 2,543 | $68,758 |
| 82 | Eastside | B | 9,573 | $48,393 |
| 83 | Forest Manor | B | 4,264 | $47,956 |
| 84 | Crooked Creek | B | 14,034 | $48,544 |
| 85 | Northwest High School | B- | 15,172 | $44,237 |
| 86 | Downtown | B- | 16,360 | $56,874 |
| 87 | Wynnedale / Spring Hill | B- | 4,117 | $63,577 |
| 88 | Near Eastside | B- | 33,922 | $35,554 |
| 89 | Near Westside | C+ | 17,704 | $31,969 |
| 90 | Arlington Woods | C+ | 10,080 | $37,833 |
| 91 | International Marketplace | C+ | 2,620 | $42,452 |
| 92 | Fairgrounds | C | 4,395 | $47,105 |
| 93 | Near Northside | C | 9,645 | $53,607 |
| 94 | Martindale / Brightwood | C | 12,855 | $35,047 |
| 95 | Meadows | C | 6,688 | $41,630 |
| 96 | Mapleton / Fall Creek | C- | 6,484 | $42,534 |
| 97 | Near Northwest / Riverside | C- | 7,102 | $39,140 |
| 98 | Crown Hill | D- | 4,646 | $26,508 |
By ZIP code
Indianapolis crime by ZIP code
ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.
| # | ZIP code | Grade | Population | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46259 | A+ | 13,765 | $111,560 |
| 2 | 46217 | A+ | 31,756 | $82,321 |
| 3 | 46290 | A+ | 676 | $122,793 |
| 4 | 46236 | A | 30,701 | $109,747 |
| 5 | 46237 | A | 42,289 | $81,986 |
| 6 | 46280 | A | 6,227 | $96,558 |
| 7 | 46221 | A | 26,727 | $61,644 |
| 8 | 46231 | A | 10,993 | $78,383 |
| 9 | 46278 | A | 9,261 | $131,778 |
| 10 | 46234 | A | 23,182 | $91,823 |
| 11 | 46256 | A | 23,378 | $107,860 |
| 12 | 46239 | A | 26,677 | $88,293 |
| 13 | 46220 | A | 37,164 | $88,455 |
| 14 | 46250 | A- | 20,002 | $81,933 |
| 15 | 46219 | A- | 36,144 | $58,903 |
| 16 | 46240 | A- | 20,341 | $80,335 |
| 17 | 46241 | A- | 35,175 | $53,620 |
| 18 | 46227 | A- | 59,779 | $55,514 |
| 19 | 46225 | A- | 9,185 | $48,402 |
| 20 | 46214 | A- | 26,257 | $63,618 |
| 21 | 46203 | A- | 42,873 | $44,816 |
| 22 | 46216 | B+ | 2,118 | $62,775 |
| 23 | 46249 | B+ | 61 | $62,709 |
| 24 | 46229 | B+ | 30,154 | $62,380 |
| 25 | 46224 | B+ | 37,884 | $45,903 |
| 26 | 46201 | B+ | 32,410 | $36,587 |
| 27 | 46228 | B+ | 15,111 | $77,947 |
| 28 | 46260 | B+ | 34,931 | $63,745 |
| 29 | 46254 | B | 41,797 | $60,301 |
| 30 | 46226 | B | 46,132 | $50,959 |
| 31 | 46268 | B | 26,798 | $64,763 |
| 32 | 46235 | B | 31,158 | $48,116 |
| 33 | 46222 | B- | 36,008 | $36,916 |
| 34 | 46205 | B- | 27,235 | $56,721 |
| 35 | 46204 | B- | 5,097 | $64,583 |
| 36 | 46208 | B- | 23,524 | $56,468 |
| 37 | 46218 | C+ | 31,121 | $38,490 |
| 38 | 46202 | C | 17,709 | $48,631 |