Forest City, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Forest City

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Forest City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,801 (estimate)	2,333	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Forest City_{/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)	221 (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)	1,580 (estimate)	2,047	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Forest City is 37% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.93 daily crimes that occur in Forest City.
Forest City is safer than 53% of the cities in the United States.
In Forest City you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Forest City has increased by 15%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Forest City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Forest City is 1 in 453

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Forest City is 1 in 64

The chance of being a victim of crime in Forest City is 1 in 56

Year Over Year Crime In Forest City (per 100,000 people)

Forest City police department

Item	Forest City	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	8	3,838	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 8 Forest City police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 7.1% greater than the Iowa average and 40.9% less than the National average.

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}
Garner, IA	3,107	65	615	680
Lake Mills, IA	1,878	120	858	978
Britt, IA	1,985	128	918	1,046
Ventura, IA	667	152	1,085	1,236
Hanlontown, IA	177	321	2,298	2,619
Forest City, IA	4,142	221	1,580	1,801

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Walthourville, GA	4,142	308	2,461	2,769
Bellville, TX	4,142	260	1,464	1,724
Buckingham, FL	4,142	219	1,332	1,551
Farmington, ME	4,142	79	1,385	1,465
Randleman, NC	4,143	279	2,208	2,486
Forest City, IA	4,142	221	1,580	1,801

Source: The Forest City, 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.