Chief Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House · Photo: Nancy.mccammon-hansen · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort Wayne reports more crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Fort Wayne’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #71 of 91 graded towns in Indiana, and #132 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IN” is every other Indiana city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Fort Wayne
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Indiana towns on Fort Wayne’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: New Haven (B−). Huntertown, Perry Township, Eel River Township, St. Joseph Township, Milan Township and Washington Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Fort Wayne’s police reported 32 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 10.8 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Indiana (7.3) and 1.9 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: about the same as the rest of Indiana
56.5 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (138 reported in 2025), about the same as the rest of Indiana (55.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Fort Wayne reports less crime per resident than 59% (#132). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Fort Wayne’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Indiana.
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| Year | Fort Wayne property | Rest of Indiana property | Fort Wayne violent | Rest of Indiana violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 22.2 | 20.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Fort Wayne’s police reported 32 homicides, 138 robberies and 757 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Indiana and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Fort Wayne | Rest of Indiana | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Fort Wayne | Rest of Indiana | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70.6 | 78.4 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 64.9 | 68.4 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 54.8 | 59.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 50.1 | 39.3 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 19 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
5,852 crimes reported in 2025
757 violent and 5,095 property, as reported to the FBI by Fort Wayne’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
103 people died in crashes on Fort Wayne’s roads in 2019–2023
Fort Wayne had 98 fatal crashes in five years, in which 103 people died; 17 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 7.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Indiana towns of 100,000+ people (9.3, 15 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Fort Wayne and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | C− | 2.8 | 21.4 |
| New Haven | B− | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| Huntertown | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | — | — | — |
| Eel River Township | — | — | — |
| St. Joseph Township | — | — | — |
| Milan Township | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Huntertown, Perry Township, Eel River Township, St. Joseph Township, Milan Township and Washington Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Fort Wayne. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Fort Wayne’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (275,451 in 2025); our figure for Fort Wayne is 275,203 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Fort Wayne
Is Fort Wayne, IN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fort Wayne reports more crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #71 of 91 in Indiana. Its police reported 2.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.4 in the rest of Indiana and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Fort Wayne?
2.8 violent and 21.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Indiana reports 4.4 and 18.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Fort Wayne?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Fort Wayne in 2025?
Fort Wayne’s police reported 32 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 11.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Fort Wayne safer than New Haven?
New Haven reports less crime per resident than Fort Wayne: New Haven grades B− for safety and Fort Wayne C−. New Haven’s police reported 2.1 violent and 10.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fort Wayne”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.