Bancroft, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Bancroft

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Bancroft_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,021 (estimate)	2,333	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Bancroft_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.3	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.0	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.5	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	213.2	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	370 (estimate)	286	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	476.7	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,431.6	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	139.0	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,651 (estimate)	2,047	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Bancroft is 6% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.28 daily crimes that occur in Bancroft.
Bancroft is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States.
In Bancroft you have a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Bancroft has increased by 4%.

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Daily Crime In Bancroft (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Bancroft

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bancroft is 1 in 271

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Bancroft is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Bancroft is 1 in 34

Year Over Year Crime In Bancroft (per 100,000 people)

Bancroft police department

Item	Bancroft	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,838	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Elmore, MN	634	0	1,563	1,563
Wesley, IA	326	354	2,533	2,887
Armstrong, IA	924	376	2,695	3,071
Buffalo Center, IA	877	379	2,709	3,088
Ringsted, IA	413	383	2,744	3,127
Bancroft, IA	698	370	2,651	3,021

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Haileyville, OK	698	624	4,266	4,890
Elsah, IL	698	410	2,122	2,532
Burlington, IN	698	435	2,913	3,349
Graettinger, IA	698	386	2,761	3,146
Oneida Castle, NY	698	543	2,291	2,834
Bancroft, IA	698	370	2,651	3,021

Source: The Bancroft, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.