Safety Most Sought After Community Asset

In a survey by the MPO and MIBOR  on “What is important to central Indiana residents” ,75% of the residents survey said that safety  was a very important factor in selecting a neighborhood in which to live. Safety was the single most important factor selected in this survey. The March 2013 issue of Indianapolis Monthly magazine rated the safety of many of the neighborhoods and communities in Central Indiana. Reviewing these two reports gives an indication of why the Carmel residential real estate market, and several other markets are so strong.  In the following list the larger neighborhoods are ranked in descending order from that Indianapolis Monthly magazine article by number of crime incidents per year per 1,000 populations.

            Neighborhood        Population              Number of crime incidents per

                                                                                                1,000  populations

1.Geist                                   9475                                      6.4

2. Carmel                              79191                                                10.5

3.Fishers                               76794                                                10.8

4. Zionsville                          14160                                                12.8

5.Westfield                          30068                                                18.6

6.McCordsville                    4797                                      19.1

7. Brownsburg                    21285                                                19.3

8. Greenfield                       20602                                                21.3

9. I69 to Fall Creek                        18613                                                23.6

10. Noblesville                    51969                                                24.1

 Tom Crouch 5-5-13