Crime & Safety in Richmond
Richmond's crime rate is a real, genuine strength this record states plainly: approximately 22% below the national average, among the safer mid-sized Indiana cities documented in this project.
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Richmond's overall crime rate ran approximately 22% below the national average this pass, with a combined violent-and-property crime rate around 2 per 1,000 residents.
Genuinely favorable within Indiana
Richmond's crime rate runs lower than approximately 73% of Indiana's own cities and towns, with burglary specifically running about 29% below average.
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Key takeaways
- Richmond's overall crime rate runs approximately 22% below the national average.
- Richmond's crime rate runs lower than roughly 73% of Indiana's own cities and towns.
- Burglary in Richmond runs approximately 29% below average.
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