FBI arrest data · 2024
Indiana Arrests
124,837 arrests were reported by 224 Indiana law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (47,059); 6.9% of arrests were of juveniles.
Indiana arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 47,059 | 37.7% |
| Drug abuse violations | 19,038 | 15.3% |
| Simple assault | 16,654 | 13.3% |
| Driving under the influence | 15,071 | 12.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 9,053 | 7.3% |
| Aggravated assault | 4,837 | 3.9% |
| Disorderly conduct | 2,974 | 2.4% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 2,318 | 1.9% |
| Burglary | 1,244 | 1.0% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,134 | 0.9% |
| Fraud | 1,009 | 0.8% |
| Liquor law violations | 829 | 0.7% |
| Vandalism | 579 | 0.5% |
| Robbery | 571 | 0.5% |
| Offenses against family & children | 501 | 0.4% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 452 | 0.4% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 353 | 0.3% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 295 | 0.2% |
| Rape | 262 | 0.2% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 171 | 0.1% |
| Embezzlement | 131 | 0.1% |
| Curfew & loitering | 121 | 0.1% |
| Arson | 70 | 0.1% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 52 | 0.0% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 48 | 0.0% |
| Vagrancy | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambling | 3 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 3 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 1 | 0.0% |
| Drunkenness | 0 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 0 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in Indiana
By sex & age
Shares of all Indiana arrests.
Male89,094 · 71.4%
Female35,743 · 28.6%
Adults (18+)116,205 · 93.1%
Juveniles8,632 · 6.9%
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 115,870 race entries reported (94,971 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 76,874 | 66.3% |
| Black or African American | 37,648 | 32.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 150 | 0.1% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 1,198 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13,783 | 14.5% |
Indiana arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Marion County31,653Lake County9,273Hamilton County5,664Tippecanoe County5,463Allen County5,448St. Joseph County4,414Porter County3,935Elkhart County3,812Johnson County3,795Vanderburgh County3,572Howard County3,502LaPorte County3,370Clark County3,236Vigo County3,128Hendricks County2,810Madison County2,461Monroe County2,325Floyd County1,554Delaware County1,453Jackson County1,309Decatur County1,099Montgomery County1,019Shelby County906Hancock County849Posey County817Harrison County813Boone County771Wayne County765Grant County764Wells County752Clinton County713Knox County706Kosciusko County700Cass County674Dubois County672Daviess County640Huntington County623Lawrence County530Noble County525Jennings County487DeKalb County472Henry County460Steuben County445Starke County435Whitley County427Greene County277Adams County272Warrick County270LaGrange County268Marshall County263Perry County234Scott County221Pulaski County220Clay County198Fayette County188Washington County170Tipton County151Franklin County133Sullivan County127Brown County123Gibson County114Jay County114Dearborn County113Putnam County97Rush County71Ripley County47Bartholomew County40Warren County37
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Police Department | City | Marion County | 20,900 |
| Indiana State Police | State Police | Marion County | 9,066 |
| Fort Wayne Police Department | City | Allen County | 4,645 |
| Lafayette Police Department | City | Tippecanoe County | 3,340 |
| Evansville Police Department | City | Vanderburgh County | 3,040 |
| Terre Haute Police Department | City | Vigo County | 2,327 |
| South Bend Police Department | City | St. Joseph County | 2,248 |
| Greenwood Police Department | City | Johnson County | 1,987 |
| Howard County Sheriff's Office | County | Howard County | 1,947 |
| Bloomington Police Department | City | Monroe County | 1,689 |
| Carmel Police Department | City | Hamilton County | 1,616 |
| Valparaiso Police Department | City | Porter County | 1,558 |
| Kokomo Police Department | City | Howard County | 1,555 |
| Elkhart County Sheriff's Office | County | Elkhart County | 1,492 |
| Mishawaka Police Department | City | St. Joseph County | 1,480 |
| Michigan City Police Department | City | LaPorte County | 1,420 |
| Hammond Police Department | City | Lake County | 1,407 |
| Clarksville Police Department | City | Clark County | 1,298 |
| Schererville Police Department | City | Lake County | 1,283 |
| Noblesville Police Department | City | Hamilton County | 1,250 |
| Hobart Police Department | City | Lake County | 1,222 |
| Elkhart Police Department | City | Elkhart County | 1,181 |
| Anderson Police Department | City | Madison County | 1,130 |
| Portage Police Department | City | Porter County | 1,125 |
| New Albany Police Department | City | Floyd County | 1,095 |
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Indiana arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in Indiana in 2024?+
124,837 arrests were reported to the FBI by 224 Indiana law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in Indiana?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 47,059 arrests, 37.7% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in Indiana?+
8,632 of Indiana's 2024 reported arrests (6.9%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.