Decorah, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Decorah, IA Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Decorah in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 343.1 total crimes per 100K people in Decorah.
  • The overall crime rate in Decorah is -83.81% below the national average.
  • Decorah ranks #31 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Decorah ranks #1,432 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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Decorah Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Decorah is 343.1 per 100,000 people. That's -83.81% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.72% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Decorah
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 343.1 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 105.6 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 9 118.8 243.3 359.0
Burglary 4 52.8 199.1 229.0
Larceny 11 145.2 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 26.4 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 17 224.3 1,296.8 1,760.0

Decorah 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 Decorah

9
Violent Crimes
118.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Decorah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Decorah is 118.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 842.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Decorah each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.92% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.18% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Decorah

17
Property Crimes
224.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Decorah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Decorah is 224.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 445.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Decorah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -87.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.70% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Decorah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 50,893 2,088 4,102.7 3,711.7 391.0
Onalaska, WI 19,068 444 2,328.5 2,291.8 36.7
Oelwein, IA 5,753 44 764.8 556.2 208.6
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,349 107 2,000.4 1,682.6 317.8
Waukon, IA 3,761 17 452.0 425.4 26.6

Decorah SnackAbility

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