Indianapolis

Indianapolis, often shortened to Indy, is the former state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana, as well as the county seat of Marion County. The estimated population of Indianapolis and Marion County as of 2016, just before the War on Earth, was 871,583.

The city was a very important city for the American war effort, and it's population rose by over a million in just the final months of 2016 and start of 2017 to 2,031,814. It was also home to a notorious siege, the Siege of Indianapolis in 2018.

The city was razed following the siege, and the population decreased significantly to 571,419 by the start of 2019, when American forces liberated the city.

Several of Indianapolis' most notable buildings, such as the Lucas Oil Stadium were used as execution chambers during the occupation before being destroyed on the retreat.

The city's population had another surge in 2020, with it increasing to 1,037,288 by 2021. Following the Siege of Indianapolis, the city has spun into poverty, and due to increasing violence, in 2022, the state capital was changed to Fort Wayne.

Gang violence increased rapidly in 2020 and 2021, with Indianapolis becoming the murder capital of the world briefly in 2023 before Chicago overtook it. The current population estimate in 1,107,386 as of 2025.

The mayor of Indianapolis took extreme action in 2024, reportedly arming normal police with AR-15's, and SWAT with tanks, gang violence rapidly decreased in 2024, and the crime rate has dropped to one of the lowest in the country as of 2025.