Merrillville, Indiana is a city with an overall crime rate of 14 per 1,000 residents, making it close to the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in the United States. This puts it in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning that 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. The B rating indicates that the crime rate is slightly lower than that of an average American city. When assessing the safety of Merrillville, Indiana, our analysis team at Dwellics looked at factors such as air quality, water quality, crime rates, frequency of natural disasters, substance abuse rates, cancer cases, and more.
The police department in Merrillville reported 3.71 percent violent crimes and 96.29 percent property crimes. The table below shows nearby cities and their respective safety ratings. To get a more detailed profile of Merrillville, Indiana (IN), you can search with Google or try the advanced search. You can also discuss Merrillville on our popular Indiana forum.
