Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hobart has more property crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 1.3 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 21.9, against 4.3 and 19.1 in the rest of Indiana. Hobart grades C for safety overall (#65 of 91 graded towns in Indiana): more crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. What’s more, the rate the grade counts climbed 10% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Hobart
Hobart reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 8 Indiana towns on Hobart’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Gary (D−). Lake Station, Hobart Township, Union Township, New Chicago, Ross Township and Calumet Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Merrillville reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose 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 Hobart’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Hobart’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hobart | Rest of Indiana | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hobart’s police reported 117 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Indiana and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Hobart property | Rest of Indiana property | Hobart violent | Rest of Indiana violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 22.7 | 20.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 22.2 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Indiana.
Crime in Hobart per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
698 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
47 violent and 651 property, as reported to the FBI by Hobart’s police.
10 people died in crashes on Hobart’s roads in 2019–2023
Hobart had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Indiana towns of 25,000–100,000 people (8.1, 86 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.
Hobart and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | C | 1.3 | 21.9 |
| Lake Station | — | — | — |
| Merrillville | — | — | — |
| Hobart Township | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — |
| New Chicago | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | — | — | — |
| Gary | D− | 12.1 | 30.5 |
| Calumet Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lake Station, Hobart Township, Union Township, New Chicago, Ross Township and Calumet Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Merrillville reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
Indiana towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | C | 1.3 | 21.9 |
| Franklin | B | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| Schererville | B | 0.9 | 12.2 |
| Marion | C+ | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| Michigan City | C | 3.0 | 19.9 |
| East Chicago | D | 7.3 | 17.0 |
The five graded Indiana towns closest to Hobart’s population (29,298), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Hobart. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hobart’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (29,343 in 2025); our figure for Hobart is 29,298 (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 Hobart
Is Hobart, IN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hobart reports more crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #65 of 91 in Indiana. Its police reported 1.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Indiana and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Hobart?
1.3 violent and 21.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Indiana reports 4.3 and 19.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Hobart in 2025?
Hobart’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Hobart safer than Gary?
Gary reports more crime per resident than Hobart: Gary grades D− for safety and Hobart C. Gary’s police reported 12.1 violent and 30.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hobart?
Hobart’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hobart”. 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.