Atlantic, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Atlantic, IA Summary

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

  • There were 160 total crimes committed in Atlantic in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,360.6 total crimes per 100K people in Atlantic.
  • The overall crime rate in Atlantic is 11.39% above the national average.
  • Atlantic ranks #134 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Atlantic ranks #7,837 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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Atlantic Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atlantic is 2,360.6 per 100,000 people. That's 11.39% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 53.28% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atlantic
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 160 2,360.6 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 309.8 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 25 368.8 243.3 359.0
Burglary 9 132.8 199.1 229.0
Larceny 120 1,770.4 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 88.5 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 135 1,991.7 1,296.8 1,760.0

Atlantic 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 Atlantic

25
Violent Crimes
368.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Atlantic in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atlantic is 368.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 271.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atlantic each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.74% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.63% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atlantic

135
Property Crimes
1,991.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Atlantic in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atlantic is 1,991.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atlantic each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.17% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.59% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atlantic

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Council Bluffs, IA 62,269 1,789 2,873.0 2,452.3 420.8
Carroll, IA 10,118 103 1,018.0 978.5 39.5
Denison, IA 8,037 76 945.6 821.2 124.4
Creston, IA 7,345 96 1,307.0 1,034.7 272.3
Red Oak, IA 5,417 66 1,218.4 941.5 276.9
Clarinda, IA 5,286 69 1,305.3 1,021.6 283.8
Glenwood, IA 5,218 38 728.2 670.8 57.5
Harlan, IA 4,936 17 344.4 303.9 40.5

Atlantic SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
10
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