Spencer, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Spencer, IA Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Spencer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,118.9 total crimes per 100K people in Spencer.
  • The overall crime rate in Spencer is -51.86% below the national average.
  • Spencer ranks #48 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Spencer ranks #4,132 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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Spencer Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spencer is 1,118.9 per 100,000 people. That's -51.86% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.10% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spencer
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 1,118.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 43.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 14 122.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 24 209.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 85 743.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 43.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 114 996.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Spencer 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 Spencer

14
Violent Crimes
122.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Spencer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spencer is 122.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 817.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spencer each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.68% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spencer

114
Property Crimes
996.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in Spencer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spencer is 996.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spencer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.32% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spencer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worthington, MN 13,616 154 1,131.0 874.0 257.1
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Fairmont, MN 10,369 160 1,543.1 1,311.6 231.5
Estherville, IA 5,847 49 838.0 615.7 222.3
Sheldon, IA 5,385 60 1,114.2 798.5 315.7
Algona, IA 5,257 29 551.6 209.2 342.4
Cherokee, IA 4,800 42 875.0 479.2 395.8

Spencer SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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