Iola, KS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Iola, KS Summary

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

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Iola in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,494.3 total crimes per 100K people in Iola.
  • The overall crime rate in Iola is 17.70% above the national average.
  • Iola ranks #111 safest out of 137 cities in Kansas.
  • Iola ranks #8,037 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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Iola Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Iola is 2,494.3 per 100,000 people. That's 17.70% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 4.14% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,395.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Iola
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 2,494.3 2,395.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 1 18.9 30.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 434.6 359.9 256.0
Violent Crime 28 529.1 438.7 359.0
Burglary 14 264.6 261.6 229.0
Larceny 85 1,606.2 1,458.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 94.5 236.3 259.0
Property Crime 104 1,965.2 1,956.4 1,760.0

Iola Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Iola

28
Violent Crimes
529.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Iola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Iola is 529.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 189.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Iola each year. That compares to a 1 in 227.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.38% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.60% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 438.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Iola

104
Property Crimes
1,965.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Iola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Iola is 1,965.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Iola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.66% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.45% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 1,956.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Iola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ottawa, KS 12,702 160 1,259.6 1,110.1 149.6
Parsons, KS 9,286 403 4,339.9 3,101.4 1,238.4
Chanute, KS 8,378 213 2,542.4 2,017.2 525.2
Fort Scott, KS 7,573 150 1,980.7 1,690.2 290.5
Osawatomie, KS 4,231 122 2,883.5 2,198.1 685.4
Garnett, KS 3,183 50 1,570.8 1,382.3 188.5

Iola SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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