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United States / Iowa / Ottumwa Metro Area / Wapello County / Ottumwa / Zip Codes
The crime rate in Ottumwa, IA is higher than the national average of both violent and property crimes. Violent crime in Ottumwa, IA is 19.9 compared to the US average of 22.7, while property crime in Ottumwa is 63.2 compared to the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Ottumwa has a higher rate of criminal activity than the rest of the country, making it an area which requires extra vigilance from its citizens.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Ottumwa violent crime is 19.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Ottumwa property crime is 63.2. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Ottumwa, IA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000687.18.140.452.5586.15828.61115.64478.6234.4
2001652.804068.1544.65494.4981.14228.9284.3
2002705.5019.943.8641.84767.41044.43460263.1
2003836.2032.320.2783.64992.7949.33780.9262.6
2004782.8052.524.2706.15152.51028.93869.4254.2
2005734.5044.424.2665.95189.91323.73620246.2
2006722072.216633.85559.61283.64039.3236.7
2007769.5048.320.17015184.91083.73831.3269.9
2008600.5053.128.6518.84383.310093186.4187.9
2009650.803328.8589.14131.7865.13077.1189.5
2010412.28.253.1493023726.4824.52763.2138.8
2011286.2843.735.8198.83538.2791.12588.1159
2012280.342868.1180.23843.510532650.4140.1
2013299.1076.820.2202.14798.311443375.4278.9
2014290.4456.524.2205.74328766.43303.5258.1
20153094.16132.5211.43834.3955.52569.7309
2016411.54.181.532.6293.44376937.13068.1370.8
2017586.1094.353.3438.65303.91176.43762.8364.8
2019547.28.273.520.4445.14120.4743.23054.6322.6

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bloomfield, IA148.1777.82,589182019
Albia, IA375.81,718.13,786202019
Oskaloosa, IA473.11,787.110,699222019
Fairfield, IA154.83,269.89,497242017
Sigourney, IA253.01,568.81,995252017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Oskaloosa, IA473.11,787.110,699222019
Fairfield, IA154.83,269.89,497242017
Pella, IA96.81,238.610,347372019
Newton, IA473.43,326.915,690572017
Kirksville, MO250.92,890.717,662572018

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Morgan · Ottumwa, IA
Drug & Theft
Over 11 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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amanda · Ottumwa, IA
No Culture.....
Over 15 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Clint · Barry, IL
Ottumwa - Pros/Cons
Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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