Washington, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Washington, IA Summary

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

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,091.1 total crimes per 100K people in Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Washington is -1.33% below the national average.
  • Washington ranks #128 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Washington ranks #7,409 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.

Additional research about crime in Iowa

Washington Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Washington is 2,091.1 per 100,000 people. That's -1.33% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 35.79% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Washington
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 2,091.1 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 193.9 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 16 221.6 243.3 359.0
Burglary 20 277.0 199.1 229.0
Larceny 112 1,551.0 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 41.5 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 135 1,869.5 1,296.8 1,760.0

Washington 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 Washington

16
Violent Crimes
221.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Washington is 221.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 451.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.28% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.91% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Washington

135
Property Crimes
1,869.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Washington is 1,869.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.17% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Washington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cedar Rapids, IA 135,363 3,994 2,950.6 2,689.1 261.5
Ottumwa, IA 25,185 759 3,013.7 2,616.6 397.1
Coralville, IA 24,033 528 2,197.0 2,063.8 133.2
Burlington, IA 23,444 525 2,239.4 1,825.6 413.8
Muscatine, IA 23,208 342 1,473.6 1,228.0 245.6
North Liberty, IA 21,635 101 466.8 397.5 69.3
Oskaloosa, IA 11,419 119 1,042.1 902.0 140.1
Fairfield, IA 9,251 58 627.0 486.4 140.5
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,371 93 1,111.0 1,063.2 47.8

Washington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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