GREENSBURG – A new survey by Movoto Real Estate has named Greensburg the eleventh safest city in Indiana.
Rankings were based on places in Indiana with a population of 10,000 or more, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The real estate group then gathered crime data reported to the FBI in 2012 and calculated crime rates per 100,000 residents.
According to the website, Greensburg had 1,274 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2012. 990 were crimes against property and 284 were categorized as violent crime.
The top 10 safest cities in Indiana were as follows:
- City of Zionsville
- City of Carmel
- Town of Fishers
- Town of St. John
- City of Jasper
- City of Crown Point
- City of Westfield
- Town of Brownsburg
- Town of Chesterton
- Town of Munster
Ranked number 11, Greensburg was the only Southeastern Indiana location included in the report of 62 Indiana cities.
