This article refers to
crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
State statistics
In 2008, there were 223,994 crimes reported in Indiana, including 327 murders.
Policing
In 2008, Indiana had 482 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 19,940 staff. Of the total staff, 13,171 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).
Police ratio
In 2008, Indiana had 206 police officers per 100,000 residents.
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
is applied in this state.
References
External links
Indiana execution chamber photo
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