Spirit Lake, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Spirit Lake, IA Summary

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

  • There were 117 total crimes committed in Spirit Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,147.6 total crimes per 100K people in Spirit Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Spirit Lake is -7.60% below the national average.
  • Spirit Lake ranks #105 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Spirit Lake ranks #6,848 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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Spirit Lake Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spirit Lake is 2,147.6 per 100,000 people. That's -7.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.29% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spirit Lake
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 117 2,147.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 18.4 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 220.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 15 275.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 17 312.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 79 1,450.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 110.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 102 1,872.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake

15
Violent Crimes
275.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Spirit Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spirit Lake is 275.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 363.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spirit Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.28% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spirit Lake

102
Property Crimes
1,872.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 property crimes in Spirit Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spirit Lake is 1,872.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spirit Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.25% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spirit Lake

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
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
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

Spirit Lake SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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