Iowa Falls, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Iowa Falls, IA Summary

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

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Iowa Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,389.0 total crimes per 100K people in Iowa Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Iowa Falls is 2.79% above the national average.
  • Iowa Falls ranks #113 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Iowa Falls ranks #7,290 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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Iowa Falls Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Iowa Falls is 2,389.0 per 100,000 people. That's 2.79% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.35% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Iowa Falls
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 2,389.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 19.9 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 657.0 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 40 796.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 5 99.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 72 1,433.4 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 59.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 80 1,592.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Iowa Falls 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 Iowa Falls

40
Violent Crimes
796.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
115.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Iowa Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Iowa Falls is 796.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Iowa Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 115.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 162.40% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Iowa Falls

80
Property Crimes
1,592.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Iowa Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Iowa Falls is 1,592.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Iowa Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.22% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Iowa Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ames, IA 66,852 1,003 1,500.3 1,281.9 218.4
Waterloo, IA 66,504 2,043 3,072.0 2,493.1 578.9
Cedar Falls, IA 40,321 830 2,058.5 1,860.1 198.4
Marshalltown, IA 27,207 657 2,414.8 1,756.9 657.9
Fort Dodge, IA 25,097 882 3,514.4 2,996.4 518.0
Boone, IA 12,448 178 1,429.9 1,108.6 321.3
Waverly, IA 10,445 181 1,732.9 1,072.3 660.6
Clear Lake, IA 7,501 194 2,586.3 1,879.7 706.6
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7
Eldora, IA 2,621 78 2,976.0 534.1 2,441.8

Iowa Falls SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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