Denison, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Denison, IA Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 945.6 total crimes per 100K people in Denison.
  • The overall crime rate in Denison is -55.38% below the national average.
  • Denison ranks #77 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Denison ranks #4,184 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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Denison Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Denison is 945.6 per 100,000 people. That's -55.38% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.60% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Denison
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 945.6 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 112.0 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 10 124.4 243.3 359.0
Burglary 7 87.1 199.1 229.0
Larceny 51 634.6 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 99.5 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 66 821.2 1,296.8 1,760.0

Denison 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 Denison

10
Violent Crimes
124.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Denison is 124.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 803.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.34% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.85% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Denison

66
Property Crimes
821.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Denison is 821.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.34% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.67% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Denison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Storm Lake, IA 11,494 226 1,966.2 1,679.1 287.1
Carroll, IA 10,118 103 1,018.0 978.5 39.5
Atlantic, IA 6,778 160 2,360.6 1,991.7 368.8
Harlan, IA 4,936 17 344.4 303.9 40.5

Denison SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
10
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