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Sellersburg, IN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Sellersburg is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (65%) and also has a lower crime rate than 47% of the communities in Indiana, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Sellersburg is one in 190 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 47.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Sellersburg has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Sellersburg is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Sellersburg does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sellersburg.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Sellersburg's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Sellersburg is one in 1117.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Sellersburg is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Sellersburg than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 229.

Sellersburg Crime Data

total Crime Index

65

(100 is safest)


Safer than 65% of U.S. cities.

Sellersburg Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

9

44

53

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.89

4.38

5.27

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.89
3.13
National Median: 4
    Sellersburg
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,117

in Sellersburg

1 in 320

in Indiana

Sellersburg Violent Crimes

Population: 10,057
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.38
13.79
National Median: 18
    Sellersburg
    Indiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 229

in Sellersburg

1 in 73

in Indiana

Property Crimes

Population: 10,057
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Sellersburg Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
19
National Median: 24.5
    Sellersburg
    Indiana