Living In Indianapolis Indiana | Is It Safe?

Living In Indianapolis Indiana...is It Safe? This is a question I hear quite often from people looking to move to Indianapolis. This video will cover many aspects of this question. I'm not sure if you know but Indianapolis, Indiana is a large city. And, when you include all of the Indianapolis suburbs the number reaches close to 2 million people or so. Given that number it's likely you'll find some crime. Most big cities across the country have some level of violent and property crime. Indianapolis, Indiana is no different. However, living in Indianapolis is probably safer than you might think. I've lived in Indianapolis since 1997 and I have to say it's been quite a good experience. If you're thinking of moving to Indianapolis and have questions about the safety of living there... take a look at this video to see if you're questions are answered.
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[@larrycampbell6691]

This was another amazing video. My family and I also felt completely safe in downtown Indy when we visited. My heart went out for your friend. I’m sorry that these things happened to him.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Thanks Larry! Yes... the downtown area is usually quite safe. As are many parts of Indy.

[@donut4907]

Being an incoming student at IUPUI who’s curious about the neighborhoods of Indianapolis, you have been a ton of help 👍

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Great! Glad the videos have been helpful

[@afcsport]

This was a nice lecture on urban sociology and criminology. You are appreciated.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Thanks Armand! Appreciate the kind words.

[@afcsport]

Please consider doing a video on IUPUI off campus housing for your next video please.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Hey! It's a great idea for a video. I could add it to the list but it will be some time.

[@afcsport]

@@LivingInIndianapolis Students like myself will be looking into moving back to town by next summer in preparation for fall semester; especially with the pandemic dissipating. Your company will be a great resource.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

@@afcsport Happy to hear it's helpful! What are you studying?

[@afcsport]

@@LivingInIndianapolis I will begin the Masters program in Industrial / Organizational psychology this fall. I am a sociology and labor studies dual major graduating in the coming spring. I spent the first three years living on campus until I left to shelter in Tampa earlier this year.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

@@afcsport Wow! You have your hands full. That's quite an academic agenda!

[@jerellblakeley]

I live in Zone 2 of Meridian Kessler. I live two blocks away from million dollar homes. I’ve been here for about 9 months. So far, there has been two drive-by shootings and two other shootings, just on my block! My neighbors are very nice but a bad element still exists here. There are lots of shootings and murders in Indy and if you are looking for trouble, you will find it!

[@mbshekay4527]

Thanks

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

You bet!

[@spmglulderrick2265]

It’s safe down here just gotta move right 💯

[@msindymusic]

"Some places are not safe and we just stay away from them.." TRANSLATION... 38TH & POST ROAD.

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

I mean Haughville, Mars Hill, etc plenty of problems on the West Side too. People act like the East side is the only problemed area in this city

[@interestinglystrangethings]

Just now seeing this thank u for this video I've heard alot of bad bout Indianapolis Indiana but it's such an awesome place w so much to do

[@msindymusic]

@@interestinglystrangethings It has good and bad. The current mayor is not doing the best job of keeping it a safe city Hopefully we'll get a better on next go around.

[@jimwalsh233]

@@msindymusic When is the next mayoral election in Indianapolis?

[@msindymusic]

@@jimwalsh233 Not soon enough! November 2023

[@sharifsaquib2486]

Hello Sir! I am joining Purdue University, West Lafayette this August. Can you plz make a video on living in West Lafayette?

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Hello! Perhaps one of these days. It will be quite some time before I make my way there to do a video though.

[@Teddy31976]

How do you feel about Garfield park area? I am a 52 year old woman with 2 small senior dogs. I live in a nice 1 bedroom duplex in fountain square but my rent is $925 and it's going up to $1100 in April. I'm thinking of renting a small house. Your thoughts?

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Garfield Park is pretty cool. The area around it can be hit and miss. Some nicer parts and a few rough ones

[@hiphopmusicallday100]

I ben to Indianapolis before downtown Indiana is very very beautiful but some part in the city is very ghetto

[@paja7647]

It certainly seems that much of the truly random crime involves people connected to each other in some way, so who you associate with or where you hang out matters. On the far east-side, we seemed to attract a lot of economically and socially challenged people from the gentrification downtown in the past 10-15 years, so that hasn’t helped at all. The best stabilizing factor right now is homeownership, home price appreciation, small business growth and an increasing Hispanic two-parent family population. That’s not to sound racist, but the increase in Hispanic families has kept my neighborhood safe and stable. It’s an affordable area, but many single parent families just seem to struggle with homeownership here, especially if they don’t have good and stable income and a car. After living in Warren township almost three decades, I’ve seen that people can live well and safely in this area IF their lives are economically and socially stable, but people with unstable lives can have difficulty living here.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Some good points

[@shawnhodgkin7156]

In the process to the Warren Township area from northern New England, this is good to know. Appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@deandrakirkwood8319]

I'm considering a move from South Bend to Indy. I was told the best thing to know is that it's safest to live north of 38th. Most areas south of that are pretty sketchy. Is that true?

[@WishfulThinkingArt]

Mostly true in my experience. 38th street is where the ghetto really takes hold, and the difference between, say, 42nd street (where it starts to get KINDA sketchy) and 38th is STARK! You drive out of the historical district of Meridian Street, with these BEAUTIFUL old houses, and suddenly you see a street with several older, empty buildings, and the occasional drug addict contorting on the sidewalk (that's a rare sight, though, don't worry). However, it gets slightly better the closer you get to downtown, especially south of 10th street.

[@bradatkins8777]

I live on the east side near 10th & Emerson - my neighborhood is totally fine. The perception of those areas as dangerous is overblown in my opinion. Don't rule anything out until you've seen it - I'd advise avoiding housing on busier streets (like 10th, Rural, Sherman, etc.) and if you see a house of interest I'd recommend driving or walking around the neighborhood a bit just to get an idea of the vibe. A lot of the coolest areas of the city lie south of 38th (Fountain Square, Irvington, Near Northside, and of course downtown) and there are plenty of decent neighborhoods that are plenty affordable in that area.

[@deandrakirkwood8319]

@@bradatkins8777 Cool. I appreciate that insight!

[@DRTY3RD]

One other point: most streets in Indy carry on a LONG ways, so to single out any one street and call it unsafe can cast a cloud over entire areas. Assuming things are similar now to when I lived there going back to 2014, 38th @ POST RD was the *hot* spot, between that and 46th. The other area some claim was rough was down around 21st and Post. But even with that, just some common sense and a bit of street wit will keep a person straight anywhere, particularly in Indy. I lived down on the south side, Meridian @ Southport, and spent a lot of time over off the 21st and Post area, and aside from some crackhead sawing off my catalytic converter once--and some knucklejack shooting up during the 2010 Black Expo downtown--I never experienced any issues or felt unsafe. (Then again I also don't freak out whenever I see what some would call "sketchy", either.) I'd highly recommend Indy to anyone interested in it. I was back recently, about a year and change ago, and was AMAZED at the growth and change going on there. I'm sure costs of living are going up all over, but I still rate Indy as a great value all things considered. (And before anyone goes there, there are PLENTY of good areas of town INSIDE 465 to live in...I say this because I've seen and known of several who try to steer folk to the outer suburbs as if to "escape the sketch". If one chooses and can afford Hamilton County then by all means handle that, but Marion County itself also is pretty well decent.)

[@chrisconnors9449]

@@bradatkins8777 How is Emerson/Emerson Heights overall?.. and what area is that considered to be a part of??..

[@patrickstogsdill74]

Lucas oil is IN but just outside of mile Square or the Central Square mile of downtown town

[@sylervelez7927]

I just moved to Indiana was looking for a house in Indianapolis but the Neighborhoods where horrible mind you I moved here from Brooklyn ny but I found a amazing house in greenwood Indiana about 30 mins from downtown greenwood is amazing sometimes I forget how close I am from all the craziness of Indy ps stay far from anything that have st numbers anywhere from 22st to 60 st

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Greenwood is a great place! Certainly more calm than Brooklyn.

[@robinwheatcraft6034]

Downtown safe? Are you serious? The main jail is located there and they release offenders at all times of the day and night. Street people are living in tents under over passes and several have addiction and mental illness challenges which may pose a risk to those walking around. Panhandling is not illegal here and it's apparent! I've had my apartment broke into 2 different times during broad daylight! Also had 3 vehicles stolen, only 1 was recovered. The last 6 months of 2021 crime has reached record highs. I'd recommend to anybody visiting or moving here, to be extremely careful. I have several police officer friends and I'm sure they would all agree, the safety of this city is getting worse.

[@patrickstogsdill74]

I've stayed up plenty of times and lots of different parts of town even at a light at 42nd and Post or Mitthoffer at 3-4 AM one summer night and I think I heard heard gun shot go off

[@mindymiller3270]

How long have you lived there? Or do you live there?

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

I've lived in the Indy metro since 1997. I've lived in many parts of Indianapolis, Fishers, and Greenfield.

[@kimt8162]

We like Indianapolis, but I have to admit; the Saxony/high school area was just too much for us. The teacher killing story, the high school bomb threat from the church across the street, the constant traffic on Olio with terrible drivers. I think it's just too much of a congested area with all those schools on the same road.

[@joethecoolcat]

Downtown Indy is not safe at night. The workers who work downtown get escorted to the cars because them getting robbed. Homeless people literally sleep in the mall. I’m a door dasher I go downtown to make my money so I often talk to workers. Mass Ave is a different story. I could just easily see someone being totally shocked going downtown at night.

[@ORGANICsoulJAZZ]

I moved away from Indy in '03. If I ever move back I have to call this guy for a home.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Where did you move to?

[@ORGANICsoulJAZZ]

@@LivingInIndianapolis I joined the military so a little bit of everywhere, San Diego, Chicago, and the DC Metro.

[@ORGANICsoulJAZZ]

@@LivingInIndianapolis It's funny when your from a place you become familiar with you little corner, but I had no idea the fun facts about Indy. Keep up the good work👍🏾

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

@@ORGANICsoulJAZZ Thanks! Yes... it's amazing how we can corner ourselves in our little worlds. Plenty out there to get to know!

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

@@ORGANICsoulJAZZ That is everywhere!

[@davidbrant1381]

Lived downtown Indianapolis. I lived in the Nicest area Mass Ave. I’d literally only stay around Mass Ave never felt good walking anywhere past Mass Ave. as far as the city as a whole no thanks

[@ProThegr8]

heey my dudes have a good day 🤗

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

You too!

[@sethshorb]

I was curious about what areas should I avoid in Indianapolis?

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

The east side can have some pretty rough areas.

[@David-nx2vm]

Don’t go near 38th and Shadeland

[@josephmesser4059]

Indianapolis is pretty safe, yeah. I had a "hit" (I kid you not) put out on me by a drug dealer. His goons followed me all around the public downtown part of the city but they could never get me because there's rarely a moment there wouldn't be a witness. Now I am clean off of the drugs and have escaped Indy but thank God the streets are wide open and filled the way they are

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

If you had a real green light put on you, then you'd be dead. You sure that you weren't just strung out and paranoid thinking people were following you? Cause anybody here who wanted you dead for real would have gotten you. Witnesses mean nothing in Indy cause everybody is scared to talk to the police

[@josephmesser4059]

@@KAZUALSTRATZ am I sure? Well not entirely. Fair enough. I’ll just be totally honest. I do know some bad mfrs wanted to do me some harm but maybe they didn’t necessarily wanna kill me or they’d just do that

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

@@josephmesser4059 hey man I'm not saying somebody didnt wanna hurt you, I know plenty of people that have done damage and had damage done to send a message, I'm glad nothing happened to you and that you're doing better tho

[@josephmesser4059]

@@KAZUALSTRATZ thank you I wonder if we know each other did you ever frequent downtown Indy

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

@@josephmesser4059 I'm from the east side, from Post Road to Twin Aire Areas, I used to go to school downtown like 5 or 6 years back, and I worked at the Steak n Shake down there for awhile and My photography class took us all around downtown, but other than that not really, I tend to try and stay away from downtown, too much trouble, too many people for my liking.

[@relljones3800]

Definitely safer than where I’m from lol & that’s Cleveland 😖....still wanna call this place home eventually

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Indy has plenty of parts that are considered safe. I've actually never been to the downtown area of Cleveland!

[@ryantharpe8775]

Indianapolis is jus a bunch of villains snakes there is no Gangs jus everybody for self especially on the far Eastside midthoeffer and post road and 21st and Arlington omg 😳

[@triviamp4149]

Every side of town have crime but it's areas that is worst than others

[@adanrivera744]

How’s castleton ind

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

As an Indianpolis Resident for 23 years of my life I can answer this for you with one word, Yep, it's dangerous as fuck dont move here. You got shootings on West and East Side, Drugs on East West and South. Anybody that tells you this place is safe probably dont live where you could afford to live at in indy. If you arent familiar with how things work in the hood and you dont make bank enough to live near Fishers, Carmel, North Side in General you probably shouldnt move here.

[@interestinglystrangethings]

Thank you this is what I was asking you cleared it up for me

[@MsLong94]

What about Fort Wayne? Do you know anything about that area

[@joethecoolcat]

DO NOT MOVE HERE UNLESS YOU MOVE IN THE FAR FAR SUBURBS . It gets worse every day

[@missshephard2708]

What are the far suburbs

[@jimwalsh233]

Brownsburgh, is on to the west on I-74 there is another one a bit further west on same road. My mind just went blank, it is a college town about 40 miles west of Indianapolis expressway all the way in

[@ndog2005]

Not safe, increase in shootings, & road constructions, everywhere you turn. Never finish one area, years & years on hold....

[@joep5815]

Indy isnt bad at all. They got over 800k people with 200 murders. Come to Baton Rouge where it is 200k people with 160 murders. Indy is a paradise compared to anywhere in louisiana.

[@annmiller1823]

That's probably true, except for the weather. Indy weather sucks!

[@orionector28]

You post this same comment in like damnear every other video about the nap what’s yo obsession my nigga you stay comparing yo city like we give a fuck

[@janpetsch620]

No way would I live in Indianapolis or in Marion County. No way, no way. I live close by in Lebanon, Indiana. Quiet and much, much safer. Still close access for work or cultural activities. But NOT A SAFE PLACE PERIOD

[@joncooksey1]

I grew up in Indy. Wouldn't dream of living there now. 200+ homicides in 2021. Unheard of several years ago. Roads are crap. IPS schools are crap. If you must be in the area don't live in Marion county. Fishers or Noblesville could be a better bet.

[@crashnburn586]

I grew up Northside of Indianapolis and I'm moving. This city has become to blue for me.

[@LivingInIndianapolis]

Gotcha. Where to?

[@modro9379]

I'm from Indy bro the nap off the chain go to stringtown haughville up north it's real brookside brightwood the valley safe cuz Lilly bought most the hood

[@strafer8764]

Brightwood is not safe. That area and Forest Manor area has always been rough.

[@KAZUALSTRATZ]

Haughville is ghetto asf it's the west side version of Post Road 😂😂 what are you talking about?

[@inspired_life_with_God]

Concealed carry....

[@xanefactor4396]

It's not safe.

[@jimmyvo6701]

is Indianapolis safe... answer: definitely NO

[@lukecold8562]

You'll get robbed on the canal though.

[@canocano5480]

How safe is for the lgbtq community's

[@annmiller1823]

It's not!! No community is safe. You will get burglars in your home, car jacked, smash and grabbed, armed robbery in the mall parking lot. Mall shootings inside! Stay outside the loop if you want peace.

[@dustjunky2000]

Stay FAAR away from the near northeast and side of Indy and you're good. Matter of fact just stay out of the 465 loop and you're even better.

[@bradatkins8777]

Bad advice. Almost everything worthwhile in Indianapolis is inside the 465 loop. Lots of great neighborhoods. Just be smart about the neighborhoods you look into. The crime is way overblown and not a significant issue in 90% of the city (especially the near east side, where I live). If you want to live in the suburbs that's your choice, but if you're scared of EVERYTHING inside of 465 then you need a reality check.

[@missdesireindependance5194]

It not as bad as Chicago

[@ladesigner8764]

Add zero culture and zero diversity. No thanks.

[@aimxdy8680]

Thats pretty ignorant, Indianapolis is very diverse, 29% of Indianapolis is African-American, 11% of Indy is hispanic, and 4.2% is Asian.