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East Chicago Crime Information and Indiana Amber Alerts

East Chicago Indiana Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

East Chicago Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2005	31,409	714	12	12	125	565	1,860	397	1,124	339	15


Local East Chicago Crime News Community alert after attempted assaults (ABC 7 Chicago) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:46:57 GMT Chicago police have issued a community alert as they search for a man who tried to assault two women. Read More >> Thieves target catalytic converters (The Times of Northwest Indiana) Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:17:26 GMT HOBART \| Four businesses along the busy U.S. 30 retail corridor recently were targeted by thieves in search of catalytic converters, Hobart police Lt. Steve Houck said. Read More >> Cops seek suspects in fatal East Chicago shooting (Post-Tribune) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:20:21 GMT EAST CHICAGO -- Police still were looking for suspects Monday in the shooting of a Hammond man that occurred during Puerto Rican Day celebrations Sunday. Read More >> Tax accounting trio unsung heroes in region's public corruption fight (Post-Tribune) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:03:05 GMT If you follow Northwest Indiana's colorful, larcenous political history, you know the names: Operation Bar-Tab, Operation Lights Out, Operation Restore Public Integrity. Read More >> BP sued in federal court (The Times of Northwest Indiana) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:40:32 GMT HAMMOND \| Environmentalists are taking another swing at BP's new Whiting plant air permit, this time by suing the company in federal court. Read More >> E.C. cop charged with cocaine buying (The Times of Northwest Indiana) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:11:08 GMT CHICAGO \| Veteran East Chicago police officer Xavier Herrera was arrested Thursday after a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration source recorded on videotape the officer trying to buy 3 kilograms of cocaine for about $60,000, federal agents reported. Read More >> Feds: Police Officer Coordinated Cocaine Deal (Chicago Public Radio) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:03:18 GMT Audio Available A man prosecutors identify as a Northwest Indiana police officer is facing federal drug charges. Read More >> Cop Among Suspects Facing Federal Drug Charges (FOX News Chicago) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:38:51 GMT A northwest Indiana police officer and two Chicago men have been arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. Read More >> Four injured after four overnight shootings in South Bend (WNDU 16 South Bend) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:03:28 GMT South Bend police are investigating four shootings, two that left the victims with serious injuries. Read More >> Woman accused of $192,000 in welfare fraud (22 WSBT South Bend) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:41:22 GMT CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A woman accused of lying to collect nearly $192,000 in benefits for herself and her four children faces welfare fraud charges. Read More >>

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Alexandria	17	13	4
Anderson	148	127	21
Angola	20	16	4
Attica	6	6	0
Auburn	30	22	8
Aurora	14	10	4
Austin	6	6	0
Bargersville	6	5	1
Bedford	42	32	10
Beech Grove	39	28	11
Berne	8	7	1
Bicknell	10	7	3
Bloomington	115	81	34
Bluffton	32	20	12
Boonville	13	12	1
Brazil	16	12	4
Bremen	16	12	4
Brownsburg	54	39	15
Burns Harbor	4	3	1
Carmel	107	88	19
Cedar Lake	21	16	5
Charlestown	20	15	5
Chesterfield	7	6	1
Chesterton	26	21	5
Clarksville	44	36	8
Clinton	9	7	2
Columbia City	20	18	2
Columbus	91	84	7
Connersville	33	31	2
Corydon	7	7	0
Covington	6	6	0
Crawfordsville	43	28	15
Crown Point	43	34	9
Culver	4	4	0
Danville	26	19	7
Decatur	21	17	4
Delphi	11	7	4
Dyer	33	26	7
East Chicago	125	108	17
Edinburgh	14	9	5
Elkhart	140	111	29
Elwood	21	16	5
Evansville	316	279	37
Fairmount	9	5	4
Fishers	75	68	7
Fort Wayne	471	433	38
Frankfort	42	31	11
Franklin	52	36	16
Garrett	17	13	4
Gary	337	272	65
Gas City	14	10	4
Georgetown	4	4	0
Goshen	61	56	5
Greencastle	16	13	3
Greendale	15	11	4
Greenfield	43	33	10
Greensburg	27	18	9
Greenwood	73	51	22
Griffith	38	30	8
Hagerstown	5	5	0
Hammond	267	212	55
Hartford City	14	13	1
Hebron	8	7	1
Highland	51	44	7
Hobart	71	55	16
Huntingburg	11	10	1
Huntington	44	35	9
Indianapolis	2,813	1,603	1,210
Jasonville	5	5	0
Jasper	28	20	8
Jeffersonville	62	54	8
Kendallville	26	17	9
Kingsford Heights	3	3	0
Knox	7	7	0
Kokomo	142	104	38
Kouts	4	4	0
La Porte	53	45	8
Lafayette	152	117	35
Lake Station	27	22	5
Lawrenceburg	25	20	5
Lebanon	29	28	1
Ligonier	10	9	1
Linton	17	10	7
Logansport	51	41	10
Long Beach	7	5	2
Loogootee	6	4	2
Lowell	18	13	5
Madison	35	27	8
Marion	86	72	14
Martinsville	27	20	7
Merrillville	66	54	12
Michigan City	106	88	18
Mishawaka	135	103	32
Monticello	17	12	5
Mooresville	27	21	6
Mount Vernon	16	15	1
Muncie	124	115	9
Munster	50	39	11
Nappanee	21	15	6
New Albany	69	66	3
New Castle	39	36	3
New Chicago	6	2	4
New Whiteland	12	7	5
Noblesville	73	63	10
North Liberty	4	4	0
North Manchester	15	11	4
North Vernon	21	18	3
Oakland City	5	5	0
Peru	33	30	3
Plainfield	60	39	21
Plymouth	29	23	6
Portage	75	56	19
Portland	17	13	4
Princes Lakes	4	4	0
Princeton	17	16	1
Rensselaer	14	9	5
Richmond	92	78	14
Rushville	18	13	5
Salem	18	12	6
Schererville	60	48	12
Scottsburg	13	13	0
Seymour	53	38	15
Shelbyville	52	41	11
South Bend	335	262	73
South Whitley	4	4	0
Speedway	37	28	9
St. John	22	17	5
Sullivan	8	7	1
Tell City	22	14	8
Terre Haute	152	129	23
Tipton	14	12	2
Trail Creek	4	4	0
Union City	12	7	5
Valparaiso	62	46	16
Vincennes	42	37	5
Wabash	32	26	6
Walkerton	12	7	5
Warsaw	42	35	7
Washington	22	17	5
Waterloo	7	6	1
West Lafayette	61	45	16
West Terre Haute	10	9	1
Westfield	33	28	5
Westville	3	3	0
Whiting	25	18	7
Winchester	17	13	4
Winona Lake	5	5	0


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Missing Persons for East Chicago, IN Family Abduction: SYDNEY SLINKARD (IN) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:12:32 EDT Family Abduction: NATHAN SLINKARD (IN) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:12:32 EDT Family Abduction: ANDREW SLINKARD (IN) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:12:32 EDT Endangered Missing: ABIF PAZOS (IN) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:23:29 EDT Endangered Runaway: DIAMOND KELLER (IN) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:39:38 EDT Endangered Runaway: JESSICA WILSON (IN) Wed, 21 May 2008 01:56:19 EDT Endangered Runaway: JESSALYN RELLY (IN) Mon, 12 May 2008 02:18:18 EDT Missing: SIERRA EMBERTON (IN) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:22 EDT Missing: JADEN CUMMINS (IN) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:22 EDT Missing: JASMINE CUMMINS (IN) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:24:23 EDT Missing: JADEN CUMMINS (IN) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:24:23 EDT Endangered Runaway: ELSY UBIETA (IN) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:09:59 EDT Endangered Missing: MELINDA CREECH (IN) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:01:27 EDT Endangered Runaway: SAMANTHA TROYER (IN) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:57:11 EST Endangered Missing: DEBRA COLE (IN) Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:42:29 EST Endangered Runaway: DERRIKA ANDERSON (IN) Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:10:10 EST Family Abduction: JAMAL ASHY (IN) Wed, 02 May 2007 05:50:49 EDT Family Abduction: ZINAB ASHY (IN) Wed, 02 May 2007 05:50:49 EDT Family Abduction: JAVIER AGUILERA (IN) Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:34:23 EDT Family Abduction: EMILY AGUILERA (IN) Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:34:23 EDT