De Soto, IA is a relatively safe town, as the violent crime rate is 13.2 per 100,000 people which is much lower than the US average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. The property crime rate in De Soto is also low at 15.5 per 100,000 compared to the US average of 35.4 per 100,000. All in all this indicates that De Soto is a safe place to live and work with low rates of both violent and property crime.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
De Soto violent crime is 13.2. (The US average is 22.7)
De Soto property crime is 15.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of De Soto, Iowa does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Adel, Iowa. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Adel, Iowa. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.