Based on the 100,000 inhabitants, the only thing that increased from 1998-1999 was the population. The violence, murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and larceny-theft all decreased.
Even with the population increasing from 5,942,901 (1999) – 6,080,485 (2000), the violence decreased. Along with that, the amount of murders, robberies, aggravated assaults, and burglaries went down. Every year Indiana improves in the rankings.
In, 2002 Indiana is the 24th
safest state in the United State. It went up 2 WHOLE spots in ONE YEAR!
