Neighborhood overview

Southwest, Indianapolis

Recent police-feed safety data for Southwest in Indianapolis, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Indianapolis police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Southwest reports higher per-capita rates than Indianapolis citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    632 / 100k local

    vs Indianapolis 414 / 100k citywide (+53%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+93%)

  • Property

    2,680 / 100k local

    vs Indianapolis 1,752 / 100k citywide (+53%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+73%)

~89,148 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/25/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (1,059 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (100% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 16 week-over-week (69 this week, 53 the week before).
  • · property reports down 34 week-over-week (71 this week, 105 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (99 this week, 99 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Southwest occur during late night (12am-6am) — 100% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.