Indianapolis homicides on track for eight-year low
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The city’s top cop and top violence prevention officer on Tuesday both said community engagement has been key to driving down crime this year.
As of Tuesday morning, with less than 40 hours remaining in 2025, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department had counted 137 murders and another 26 noncriminal homicides, for a total of 163 homicides. At this time last year, Indianapolis had logged a total of 212 homicides. If this year’s numbers hold, Indianapolis will finish the year with its fewest homicides since 2016’s total of 149.
IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said he credits the city’s Gun Violence Reduction Strategy, which includes violence interrupters through Indy Peace, as well as independent community and faith-based groups, and a stronger emphasis on proactive policing. Bailey said city leadership’s investments in the department itself have been a factor as well, including going from two crime analysts in 2021 to nearly 25 this year…