Norwalk, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norwalk, IA Summary

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

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 288.7 total crimes per 100K people in Norwalk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwalk is -86.38% below the national average.
  • Norwalk ranks #25 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Norwalk ranks #1,192 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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Norwalk Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwalk is 288.7 per 100,000 people. That's -86.38% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -81.25% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwalk
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 288.7 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 83.4 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 17 109.1 243.3 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 199.1 229.0
Larceny 28 179.6 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 28 179.6 1,296.8 1,760.0

Norwalk 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 Norwalk

17
Violent Crimes
109.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwalk is 109.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 916.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.62% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.17% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwalk

28
Property Crimes
179.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwalk is 179.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 556.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.15% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwalk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 209,245 8,013 3,829.5 3,126.5 703.0
Ankeny, IA 76,547 909 1,187.5 1,021.6 165.9
West Des Moines, IA 73,335 1,378 1,879.0 1,714.1 165.0
Urbandale, IA 47,119 341 723.7 634.6 89.1
Waukee, IA 34,520 270 782.2 640.2 141.9
Johnston, IA 24,819 205 826.0 749.4 76.6
Altoona, IA 22,422 483 2,154.1 2,011.4 142.7
Clive, IA 19,124 263 1,375.2 1,166.1 209.2
Indianola, IA 16,104 281 1,744.9 1,471.7 273.2
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1

Norwalk SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8
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