Webster City, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Webster City, IA Summary

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

  • There were 124 total crimes committed in Webster City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,614.8 total crimes per 100K people in Webster City.
  • The overall crime rate in Webster City is -23.80% below the national average.
  • Webster City ranks #111 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Webster City ranks #6,363 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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Webster City Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Webster City is 1,614.8 per 100,000 people. That's -23.80% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 4.86% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Webster City
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 124 1,614.8 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 234.4 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 22 286.5 243.3 359.0
Burglary 27 351.6 199.1 229.0
Larceny 68 885.5 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 91.2 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 102 1,328.3 1,296.8 1,760.0

Webster City 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 Webster City

22
Violent Crimes
286.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Webster City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Webster City is 286.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 349.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Webster City each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.20% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.78% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Webster City

102
Property Crimes
1,328.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 property crimes in Webster City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Webster City is 1,328.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Webster City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.43% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Webster City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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