Crime in Iowa

Iowa State has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average, with 18.2 incidents per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 22.7. However, Iowa has a slightly higher rate of property crime compared to the national average, with 32.3 incidents per 100,000 people compared to 35.4 in the US. Despite this slightly higher rate of property crime, Iowa remains a relatively safe area with low levels of both violent and property crime overall.

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

Iowa violent crime is 18.2. (The US average is 22.7)

Iowa property crime is 32.3. (The US average is 35.4)

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Nevada, IA Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Nevada, IA	415.2	1,260.4	6,682	5	2019
State Center, IA	136.1	408.2	1,476	11	2016
Ames, IA	197.8	1,716.1	50,912	13	2019
Story City, IA	208.2	1,219.5	3,449	15	2019
Marshalltown, IA	388.9	2,496.1	26,115	24	2019
Ankeny, IA	212.8	1,360.3	31,254	25	2017

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Milwaukee, WI	1332.5	2,554.8	595,619	284	2019
Chicago, IL	943.2	2,982.6	2,724,121	293	2019
Indianapolis, IN	1,272.8	4,129.2	759,066	408	2018
Louisville, KY	686.9	3,891.5	677,710	488	2019
Louisville, KY	1,346.4	10,044.0	257,739	488	2003
Oklahoma City, OK	722.2	4,091.6	571,865	506	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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