Peru crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 9 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Peru for 2025 is expected to be higher than in 2018.
The city violent crime rate for Peru in 2018 was higher than the
national violent crime rate average by 22.13% and the city property crime rate in Peru was higher than the
national property crime rate average by 53.3%.
In 2018 the city violent crime rate in Peru was higher than the
violent crime rate in Indiana by 21.58% and the city property crime rate in Peru was higher than the
property crime rate in Indiana by 54.72%.