BRAG Crime Watch Newsletter

BRAG Crime Watch Newsletter - June 2025

Dear BRAG Neighbors -

The annual National Night Out celebrations will be held throughout the city on Tuesday, August 5. BRAG and Scoop Shack are co-hosting an all neighborhood gathering! You are invited to join friends, neighbors, and IMPD leadership and officers to show support for local crime prevention. BRAG will be providing free gun locks and crime prevention information.

Time: 6:00-8:30 PM

Location: Parking lot in front of Scoop Shack at 7002 Lake Plaza Drive (southeast corner of Binford Blvd. and 71st Street).

While there, we invite you to 'scoop to donate' by enjoying Scoop Shack ice cream treats. Scoop Shack will donate 20% of the proceeds from sales for the entire day (1-9 PM) to support maintenance and supplies for the IMPD Substation on North Shadeland Ave. We are grateful to Scoop Shack for hosting this event and for their generous support.

For last month's data, please see below the June 2025 crime incident summary for the BRAG service area.

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

There were two robberies reported, a decrease of two compared to May of 2024.
Assault reports (32) decreased from the spike seen in May and were lower than in June of 2024.
Reports of of breaking and entering (22) increased by 8 compared to May. This 'June surge' was also seen in 2024.
Vehicle thefts (16) decreased compared to previous month and June of 2024.
Theft from vehicle reports (25) increased by one compared to June of last year.

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, and theft of vehicle, are down in 2025 by 9%, 16%, and 19%, respectively.
Total number of theft from vehicle reports are the same as in 2024.
Breaking and entering reports continue to show an increase, now 7%, compared to last year.

More detailed historical data and can also be found in the June 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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