| | Ames, IA | Monterey, CA | United States |
| | 11.8 | 26.1 | 22.7 |
| | 30 | 53.6 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Ames, Iowa | Crime Index |
| Maxwell, IA | 11.7 |
| Slater, IA | 12.0 |
| Roland, IA | 12.0 |
| Kelley, IA | 12.1 |
| Gilbert, IA | 12.4 |
| Sheldahl, IA | 12.5 |
| Zearing, IA | 12.9 |
| Cambridge, IA | 13.7 |
| Story City, IA | 14.9 |
| Colo, IA | 14.9 |
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