Fort Dodge, IA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Dodge is 4,239.1 per 100,000 people. That's 80.69% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 111.77% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 132.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Dodge each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Fort Dodge is 757.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's 95.39% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 149.68% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 28.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Dodge each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Fort Dodge is 3,481.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 77.78% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 105.00% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.