Norwalk, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Norwalk:

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Norwalk the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 265.8 total crimes per 100K people in Norwalk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwalk is -88.57% below the national average.
  • Norwalk ranks #3 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Norwalk ranks #966 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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Norwalk Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwalk is 265.8 per 100,000 people. That's -88.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -86.72% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwalk
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 265.8 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 7.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 28.0 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 8 55.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 6 42.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 22 153.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 14.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 30 209.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Norwalk 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 Norwalk

8
Violent Crimes
55.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwalk is 55.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,787.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.56% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwalk

30
Property Crimes
209.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwalk is 209.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 476.6 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 -89.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.65% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 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 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
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Indianola, IA 15,817 409 2,585.8 1,707.0 878.8
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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