South Bend, Indiana Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 998 violent crimes in South Bend IN, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 965.04. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 20%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Indiana cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
South Bend, IN Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
South Bend, IN Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 746 716.06
2011 744 731.67
2012 622 613.42
2013 664 659.31
2014 691 685.16
2015 720 711.18
2016 1037 1020.46
2017 1064 1044.60
2018 1064 1039.09
2019 1357 1331.12
2020 1765 1728.38
2023 1244 1207.78
2024 998 965.04