Algona, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Algona, IA Summary

Crime in Algona research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Algona 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 Algona:

  • There were 29 total crimes committed in Algona the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 551.6 total crimes per 100K people in Algona.
  • The overall crime rate in Algona is -76.27% below the national average.
  • Algona ranks #17 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Algona ranks #2,023 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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Algona Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Algona is 551.6 per 100,000 people. That's -76.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.44% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Algona
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 551.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 342.4 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 18 342.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 1 19.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 9 171.2 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 19.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 11 209.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Algona 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 Algona

18
Violent Crimes
342.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Algona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Algona is 342.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 292.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Algona each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.82% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Algona

11
Property Crimes
209.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 property crimes in Algona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Algona is 209.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 477.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Algona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.68% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Algona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Dodge, IA 25,097 882 3,514.4 2,996.4 518.0
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Fairmont, MN 10,369 160 1,543.1 1,311.6 231.5
Clear Lake, IA 7,501 194 2,586.3 1,879.7 706.6
Estherville, IA 5,847 49 838.0 615.7 222.3

Algona SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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