Adel, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Adel, IA Summary

Crime in Adel research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Adel over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Adel:

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Adel in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 714.6 total crimes per 100K people in Adel.
  • The overall crime rate in Adel is -66.28% below the national average.
  • Adel ranks #62 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Adel ranks #3,224 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Adel Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Adel is 714.6 per 100,000 people. That's -66.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.60% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Adel
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 714.6 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 15.2 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 30.4 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 5 76.0 243.3 359.0
Burglary 8 121.6 199.1 229.0
Larceny 29 440.9 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 76.0 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 42 638.6 1,296.8 1,760.0

Adel Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Adel

5
Violent Crimes
76.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Adel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Adel is 76.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,315.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Adel each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.82% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.75% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Adel

42
Property Crimes
638.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Adel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Adel is 638.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Adel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.72% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.75% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Adel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Des Moines, IA 73,335 1,378 1,879.0 1,714.1 165.0
Urbandale, IA 47,119 341 723.7 634.6 89.1
Waukee, IA 34,520 270 782.2 640.2 141.9
Johnston, IA 24,819 205 826.0 749.4 76.6
Clive, IA 19,124 263 1,375.2 1,166.1 209.2
Norwalk, IA 15,588 45 288.7 179.6 109.1
Perry, IA 8,022 79 984.8 585.9 398.9
Winterset, IA 5,373 49 912.0 725.9 186.1

Adel SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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