Avoca, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 72%

Violent crime 75%

Property crime 71%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Avoca_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	734 (estimate)	1,942	2,580
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.7	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.5	86.2
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	187.9	246.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	94 (estimate)	250	381
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	352.6	376.0
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,190.4	1,594.6
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.5	228.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	639 (estimate)	1,692	2,200

Key findings

Avoca crime rates are 72% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Avoca are 75% lower than the national average
In Avoca you have a 1 in 137 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Avoca is safer than 81% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Avoca has decreased by 20%

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The Avoca crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Avoca as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Avoca crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Avoca

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Avoca is 1 in 1059

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Avoca is 1 in 157

The chance of being a victim of crime in Avoca is 1 in 137

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

Avoca police department

Item	Avoca	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	6,040	205	266

There are a total of 6,040 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 205 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 23% 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}
Harlan, IA	5,008	163	102	265
Oakland, IA	1,544	99	670	769
Bentley, IA	107	149	1,011	1,160
Elk Horn, IA	532	273	1,850	2,123
Minden, IA	634	277	1,873	2,150
Neola, IA	978	279	1,889	2,168
Shelby, IA	654	290	1,963	2,253
Avoca, IA	1,478	94	639	734

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Newport, ME	1,478	183	1,833	2,016
Richlandtown, PA	1,478	96	469	566
Annandale, NJ	1,478	60	408	468
Baxter, TN	1,479	69	1,996	2,065
Washington Park, FL	1,479	192	1,138	1,330
Avoca, IA	1,478	94	639	734

Source: The Avoca, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.