Charles City, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charles City, IA Summary

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

  • There were 103 total crimes committed in Charles City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,428.4 total crimes per 100K people in Charles City.
  • The overall crime rate in Charles City is -38.54% below the national average.
  • Charles City ranks #70 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Charles City ranks #5,110 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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Charles City Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charles City is 1,428.4 per 100,000 people. That's -38.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.64% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charles City
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 103 1,428.4 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 13.9 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 263.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 28 388.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 19 263.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 53 735.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 41.6 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 75 1,040.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Charles City 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 Charles City

28
Violent Crimes
388.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Charles City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charles City is 388.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charles City each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 27.94% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charles City

75
Property Crimes
1,040.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 75 property crimes in Charles City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charles City is 1,040.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charles City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.76% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Charles City SnackAbility

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