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Fort Dodge, IA has a higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Fort Dodge is 34.8 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Fort Dodge is 63.3 per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This indicates that crime is an issue that residents of Fort Dodge need to be aware of and take proactive steps to protect themselves and their property from criminals.

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

Fort Dodge violent crime is 34.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Fort Dodge property crime is 63.3. (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
Fort Dodge, IA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000624.5076.676.6471.26995.91383.15294.8318
2001657.1067.791.6497.87590.91652.85527.9410.2
2002820.6059.5115646.27127.81688.84971.3467.8
2003536.902464.1448.773001718.85092.4488.8
2004634.47.753.8103.8469.17193.91684.15110399.9
2005584.77.765.858.14536652.214524727.8472.4
2006538.5042.9109.3386.37464.518305201.3433.1
2007623.83.931.6134.245461391314.64299.2525.1
2008685.3427.9103.6549.86091.61537.84159.4394.4
2009786.2120147.7626.551801400.83440339.2
2010313.4011.991.3210.35038.91507.73313218.2
2011544.63.955.367.1418.34479.4915.63291.5272.3
2012534.3091.771.8370.84653.5825.43596.8231.3
2013637.4060.952.8523.74490.1572.43576.6341
20146854.15357.1570.94978.8762.54020.6195.7
2015776.54.161.3114.4596.74798.1674.43915.3208.4
2016586.44.177.489.6415.43986.6390.93420.6175.1
2017620.64.190.474452.14418.2563.13616.8238.4
2019421.38.362.650.1300.33020.14882361171

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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Humboldt, IA0.01,048.54,205152019
Eagle Grove, IA59.01,416.33,553182016
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Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Boone, IA289.21,132.712,607352019
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Johnston, IA127.71,197.820,435622019
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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

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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

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Over 9 years ago

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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