The Crown Point Sheriff's House and Jail is considered haunted due to reports of paranormal activity including disembodied voices, footsteps, cell doors opening and closing, and shaking bars, particularly in the areas where notorious bank robber John Dillinger was held before his escape. Visitors and paranormal investigators have also reported full-body apparitions, voices caught on EVP, and activity on EMF readers in the solitary confinement cell. Listeners have reported hearing disembodied voices, whispers, footsteps, and the sound of cell doors opening and closing, and bars shaking. Full-body apparitions and unexplained events, such as lights turning on and off, have been observed. Staff and visitors have documented cell doors mysteriously opening and closing and bars shaking. There is a specific reported presence or "imp spirit" in the solitary confinement cell, which has been captured on paranormal equipment, according to one review. The jail gained notoriety for the daring escape of bank robber John Dillinger in 1934, an event that has been linked to the lingering spirits at the site. Some paranormal investigations mention the solitary confinement cell as a hotspot for activity, potentially connected to this historical event.