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Brown County, IN Arrest Records

Brown County, IN is among the safest counties in the USA with 3.02 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Allen, Lawrence, Clark, Howard, Kosciusko counties in Indiana.
Brown County, IN property crime rate is 15.56 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 171 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 33.59% compared to 2015.

Brown County, IN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Brown County in 2016 increased by 18.38% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 40 to 45 while non-violent crime increased by 19.59% from 194 to 232.

5 Crimes In Brown County, IN in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 171
Aggravated assault 43
Burglary 38
Motor vehicle theft 23
Legacy rape 1

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Brown County increased by 12.5% from 2015 and increased by 2150% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 2 to 45. In 2016 violent crime rate in Brown County was 35.69% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.302%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Brown County increased by 19.59% from 2015 and increased by 81.25% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 128 to 232. In 2016 property crime rate in Brown County was 45.27% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.556%.

How Brown stands up against other counties

Brown vs. Blackford

You’ll be in more risk in Brown compared to Blackford county that had 86.26% lower crime rate compared to Brown county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Blackford county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 1.5424 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0823 in Blackford county.

Brown vs. Crawford

You’ll be in more risk in Brown compared to Crawford county that had 35.64% lower crime rate compared to Brown county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 2.8836 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.8977 in Crawford county.
Burglary rates of 2.5483 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 8.7295 in Crawford county.

Names with the most arrests in Brown

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Brown, Indiana, the most crimes, that's 28.58% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 41-50.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Brown County is 0.44% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 5.09 daily crimes that occur in Brown County.
  • Brown, IN is more violent than Blackford.
  • In Brown County you have a 1 in 54 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Brown, IN have increased by 18.38%.

Brown Police Departments

Cities in Brown County

Names in Brown County