Adel, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Adel:

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Adel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,238.8 total crimes per 100K people in Adel.
  • The overall crime rate in Adel is -46.70% below the national average.
  • Adel ranks #60 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Adel ranks #4,521 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,238.8 per 100,000 people. That's -46.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.11% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Adel
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 1,238.8 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 15.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 62.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 10 156.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 14 219.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 50 784.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 78.4 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 69 1,082.0 1,698.2 1,954.4

Adel Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Adel

10
Violent Crimes
156.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Adel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Adel is 156.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 637.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Adel each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.33% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Adel

69
Property Crimes
1,082.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Adel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Adel is 1,082.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.4 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 -44.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.29% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 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 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Perry, IA 7,986 93 1,164.5 713.7 450.8
Winterset, IA 5,403 82 1,517.7 1,055.0 462.7

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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