Iola, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Iola:

  • There were 252 total crimes committed in Iola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,752.9 total crimes per 100K people in Iola.
  • The overall crime rate in Iola is 104.50% above the national average.
  • Iola ranks #165 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Iola ranks #9,326 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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Iola Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Iola is 4,752.9 per 100,000 people. That's 104.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 81.12% higher than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Iola
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 252 4,752.9 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 565.8 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 44 829.9 425.0 369.8
Burglary 80 1,508.9 331.4 269.8
Larceny 115 2,169.0 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 245.2 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 208 3,923.0 2,199.1 1,954.4

Iola Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Iola

44
Violent Crimes
829.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
124.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Iola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Iola is 829.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Iola each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 124.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 95.24% higher than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Iola

208
Property Crimes
3,923.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
100.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Iola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Iola is 3,923.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.5 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 100.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.39% higher than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 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 12,586 287 2,280.3 1,891.0 389.3
Parsons, KS 9,369 425 4,536.2 3,831.8 704.5
Fort Scott, KS 7,501 233 3,106.3 2,733.0 373.3
Osawatomie, KS 4,266 52 1,218.9 914.2 304.7
Garnett, KS 3,150 40 1,269.8 761.9 507.9

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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