Boone, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Boone, IA Summary

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

  • There were 178 total crimes committed in Boone the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,429.9 total crimes per 100K people in Boone.
  • The overall crime rate in Boone is -38.48% below the national average.
  • Boone ranks #71 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Boone ranks #5,119 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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Boone Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Boone is 1,429.9 per 100,000 people. That's -38.48% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.56% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Boone
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 178 1,429.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 305.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 40 321.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 22 176.7 371.1 269.8
Larceny 100 803.3 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 104.4 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 138 1,108.6 1,698.2 1,954.4

Boone 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 Boone

40
Violent Crimes
321.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Boone in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Boone is 321.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 311.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Boone each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.88% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Boone

138
Property Crimes
1,108.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 138 property crimes in Boone in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Boone is 1,108.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Boone each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.72% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Boone

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Ames, IA 66,852 1,003 1,500.3 1,281.9 218.4
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
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Ogden, IA 1,972 13 659.2 608.5 50.7

Boone SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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