Osceola, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Osceola, IA Summary

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

  • There were 124 total crimes committed in Osceola in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,207.6 total crimes per 100K people in Osceola.
  • The overall crime rate in Osceola is 4.17% above the national average.
  • Osceola ranks #131 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Osceola ranks #7,611 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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Osceola Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Osceola is 2,207.6 per 100,000 people. That's 4.17% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 43.35% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Osceola
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 124 2,207.6 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 1 17.8 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 142.4 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 9 160.2 243.3 359.0
Burglary 17 302.7 199.1 229.0
Larceny 94 1,673.5 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 71.2 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 115 2,047.4 1,296.8 1,760.0

Osceola 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 Osceola

9
Violent Crimes
160.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Osceola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Osceola is 160.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 624.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Osceola each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.13% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Osceola

115
Property Crimes
2,047.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 115 property crimes in Osceola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Osceola is 2,047.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Osceola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 16.33% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.88% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Osceola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Norwalk, IA 15,588 45 288.7 179.6 109.1
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1

Osceola SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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