Winterset, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Winterset, IA Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Winterset in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 912.0 total crimes per 100K people in Winterset.
  • The overall crime rate in Winterset is -56.97% below the national average.
  • Winterset ranks #76 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Winterset ranks #4,054 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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Winterset Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winterset is 912.0 per 100,000 people. That's -56.97% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.78% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winterset
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 912.0 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 93.1 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 10 186.1 243.3 359.0
Burglary 7 130.3 199.1 229.0
Larceny 29 539.7 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 55.8 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 39 725.9 1,296.8 1,760.0

Winterset 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 Winterset

10
Violent Crimes
186.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Winterset in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winterset is 186.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 537.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winterset each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.49% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winterset

39
Property Crimes
725.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Winterset in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winterset is 725.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winterset each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.03% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winterset

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

Winterset SnackAbility

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