Fairfield, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfield, IA Summary

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

  • There were 161 total crimes committed in Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,670.0 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfield is -28.15% below the national average.
  • Fairfield ranks #84 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Fairfield ranks #5,785 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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Fairfield Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfield is 1,670.0 per 100,000 people. That's -28.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.57% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfield
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 161 1,670.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 2 20.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 217.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 27 280.1 303.5 369.8
Burglary 43 446.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 83 860.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 83.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 134 1,389.9 1,698.2 1,954.4

Fairfield 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 Fairfield

27
Violent Crimes
280.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfield is 280.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 357.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.72% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfield

134
Property Crimes
1,389.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 134 property crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfield is 1,389.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.16% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ottumwa, IA 25,249 1,124 4,451.7 3,675.4 776.3
Burlington, IA 23,497 1,005 4,277.1 3,689.8 587.3
Oskaloosa, IA 11,479 185 1,611.6 1,176.1 435.6
Fort Madison, IA 10,084 241 2,389.9 2,082.5 307.4
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Washington, IA 7,209 166 2,302.7 1,886.5 416.1

Fairfield SnackAbility

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