Neighborhoods

Safest & Most Dangerous Indianapolis Neighborhoods

Where the numbers point toward calm streets, and where they flag elevated risk.

98Neighborhoods graded

90%Graded A or B

CIndianapolis grade

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

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