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Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
492,403
Fort Wayne covered by 117 underlying areas.
Violent crime
3.0 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 7% since 2021.
Property crime
22.7 / 1k
Property crime has declined 1% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,342
Market rent has increased 99% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Fort Wayne is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

52/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 52nd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

51/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 51st percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Fort Wayne compared with Indiana

Fort Wayne city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

3.0 / 1k

3.7 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

22.7 / 1k

18.9 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,342

$1,373 state

Permits 12M

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0 state