Clarinda, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clarinda, IA Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Clarinda in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,305.3 total crimes per 100K people in Clarinda.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarinda is -38.41% below the national average.
  • Clarinda ranks #101 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Clarinda ranks #5,486 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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Clarinda Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarinda is 1,305.3 per 100,000 people. That's -38.41% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -15.24% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarinda
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 1,305.3 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 245.9 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 15 283.8 243.3 359.0
Burglary 6 113.5 199.1 229.0
Larceny 45 851.3 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 56.8 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 54 1,021.6 1,296.8 1,760.0

Clarinda 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 Clarinda

15
Violent Crimes
283.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Clarinda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarinda is 283.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 352.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarinda each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.96% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.66% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarinda

54
Property Crimes
1,021.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Clarinda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarinda is 1,021.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarinda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.96% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.22% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarinda

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Maryville, MO 10,208 195 1,910.3 1,733.9 176.3
Creston, IA 7,345 96 1,307.0 1,034.7 272.3
Plattsmouth, NE 6,879 53 770.5 755.9 14.5
Atlantic, IA 6,778 160 2,360.6 1,991.7 368.8
Red Oak, IA 5,417 66 1,218.4 941.5 276.9
Glenwood, IA 5,218 38 728.2 670.8 57.5

Clarinda SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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