BRAG Crime Watch Newsletter

BRAG Crime Watch Newsletter - July 2025

Dear BRAG Neighbors -

Students have returned to local schools! Please be mindful of those walking to school, waiting at neighborhood bus stops, and all school bus STOP sign arms. For more information on school bus safety tips please see this linked article from the most recent edition of the BRAG Newsletter.

National Night Out - Thank You!!

A huge thank you to IMPD North District officers and leadership, and many neighbors who visited our National Night Out celebration held on August 5! We are very grateful to SCOOP SHACK for hosting this event and for their generous support of our neighborhood crime prevention efforts.

Please see below the July 2025 crime incident summary for the BRAG service area.

Summary Notes for the month of July 2025 (see also Table below):

There was one robbery reported, a decrease of three from July 2024.
Assault reports (33) were essentially unchanged from previous month and July of 2024.
Reports of of breaking and entering (15) decreased by seven compared to a peak in June.
Vehicle thefts (20) decreased by eight compared to July of 2024.
Theft from vehicle reports (10) hit the lowest monthly total in the last four years.

Maps showing the distribution of May 2025 incidents are available at these links:

Robbery Map

Breaking and Entering Map

Assault Map

Theft of Vehicle Map

Theft from Vehicle Map

Year to Date 2025 vs 2024 Incident Summary Notes (see Chart below):

Reports of robbery, assault, theft of vehicle, and theft from vehicle are each down by double digit percentages compared to the same period in 2024.
Breaking and entering reports continue to show an increase, at 7%, compared to January-July of last year.

More detailed historical data and can also be found in the July 2025 Full Report.

Best regards,

Dave Varie

BRAG (Binford Redevelopment and Growth)

Crime Watch Coordinator

dave@binford71.org

IMPD North District Contact List - April 2025

In case of emergency or crime in progress call 911

IMPD non-emergency number: 317-327-3811

Contact IMPD North District Community Relations Unit: IMPD.ND@indy.gov

Police Substation -

Thank You for Supporting the IMPD North District Substation

BRAG, IMPD North District leadership, and our officers are incredibly grateful for the community’s continued support. Your donations help keep the North Shadeland Avenue Police Substation stocked and running smoothly. We also thank the property owners of Shadeland Station for generously providing the space rent-free.

Our officers truly appreciate your snack and drink donations. We’re especially in need of Gatorade - these items go fast! You can support us by ordering through our Amazon Wish List, or by dropping off donations at the Mailing Station - (5868 East 71st St.) during regular business hours.

We also accept gift cards and cash donations.

For questions or more info, reach out to us at info@binford71.org.

To order directly for delivery the substation, use the link below:

Amazon Order Link

Substation Information

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