Grinnell, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grinnell, IA Summary

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

  • There were 261 total crimes committed in Grinnell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,754.9 total crimes per 100K people in Grinnell.
  • The overall crime rate in Grinnell is 18.53% above the national average.
  • Grinnell ranks #120 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Grinnell ranks #7,829 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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Grinnell Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grinnell is 2,754.9 per 100,000 people. That's 18.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.63% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grinnell
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 261 2,754.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 3 31.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 738.9 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 77 812.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 22 232.2 371.1 269.8
Larceny 153 1,614.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 95.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 184 1,942.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Grinnell 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 Grinnell

77
Violent Crimes
812.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
119.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 77 violent crimes in Grinnell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grinnell is 812.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grinnell each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 119.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 167.80% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grinnell

184
Property Crimes
1,942.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 184 property crimes in Grinnell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grinnell is 1,942.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grinnell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.36% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grinnell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 213,060 8,102 3,802.7 3,173.8 628.9
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
Marshalltown, IA 27,207 657 2,414.8 1,756.9 657.9
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Newton, IA 15,563 279 1,792.7 1,349.4 443.4
Pella, IA 10,729 91 848.2 708.4 139.8
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Knoxville, IA 7,366 168 2,280.7 1,778.4 502.3
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7
Vinton, IA 4,996 30 600.5 560.4 40.0

Grinnell SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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