| | Fort Dodge, IA | Ottumwa, IA | United States |
| | 34.8 | 19.9 | 22.7 |
| | 63.3 | 63.2 | 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 Fort Dodge, Iowa | Crime Index |
| Badger, IA | 12.3 |
| Clare, IA | 12.5 |
| Harcourt, IA | 13.8 |
| Vincent, IA | 15.0 |
| Dayton, IA | 15.6 |
| Moorland, IA | 15.9 |
| Gowrie, IA | 16.5 |
| Otho, IA | 16.5 |
| Callender, IA | 17.4 |
| Lehigh, IA | 17.9 |
Reviews for Fort Dodge 
5 Reviews
Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later, More
Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the More
Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not More
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Reviews for Ottumwa 
5 Reviews
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
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
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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