State profile
Indiana
545 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Indiana in 2025, or 8.9 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 22nd highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 562 |
| 2020 | 534 |
| 2021 | 676 |
| 2022 | 580 |
| 2023 | 550 |
| 2024 | 488 |
| 2025 | 545 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 545 | 8.92 | 23% | 87.6% | 175 | 97 |
| 2024 | 488 | 8.08 | 22% | 87.2% | 167 | 88 |
| 2023 | 550 | 9.34 | 17% | 85.8% | 160 | 83 |
| 2022 | 580 | 10.21 | 18% | 83.1% | 144 | 75 |
| 2021 | 676 | 12.32 | 13% | 80.6% | 129 | 78 |
| 2020 | 534 | 12.75 | 27% | 62.0% | 83 | 37 |
| 2019 | 562 | 23.34 | 28% | 35.8% | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.33 | 0% | 8.9% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 4.5% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 3.1% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne Police Department IN0020100 | City police | Allen | 150 | 1,080 | |
| 2 | Evansville Police Department IN0820100 | City police | Vanderburgh | 29 | 73 | |
| 3 | Indianapolis Police Department INIPD0000 | City police | Marion | 21 | 497 | |
| 4 | Lafayette Police Department IN0790100 | City police | Tippecanoe | 14 | 70 | |
| 5 | Mishawaka Police Department IN0710100 | City police | St Joseph | 14 | 36 | |
| 6 | Terre Haute Police Department IN0840100 | City police | Vigo | 12 | 63 | |
| 7 | Elkhart County Sheriff's Office IN0200000 | County | Elkhart | 12 | 27 | |
| 8 | Richmond Police Department IN0890100 | City police | Wayne | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | Allen County Sheriff's Office IN0020000 | County | Allen | 9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office IN0430000 | County | Kosciusko | 7 | 30 | |
| 11 | Vigo County Sheriff's Office IN0840000 | County | Vigo | 7 | 26 | |
| 12 | St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office IN0710000 | County | St Joseph | 7 | 25 | |
| 13 | Anderson Police Department IN0480200 | City police | Madison | 7 | 22 | |
| 14 | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office IN0170000 | County | Dekalb | 7 | 12 | |
| 15 | Kokomo Police Department IN0340100 | City police | Howard | 6 | 29 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 360 law enforcement agencies in Indiana, 291 of which report through NIBRS.
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