Avoca, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 68%

Violent crime 70%

Property crime 67%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created 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)	756 (estimate)	2,002	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	229.4	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	115 (estimate)	304	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,130.1	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	197.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	642 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Avoca crime rates are 68% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Avoca are 70% lower than the national average
In Avoca you have a 1 in 133 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Avoca is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Avoca has not changed

Avoca crime map

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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 871

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Avoca is 1 in 156

The chance of being a victim of crime in Avoca is 1 in 133

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Harlan, IA	5,008	254	317	571
Oakland, IA	1,544	120	672	792
Bentley, IA	107	182	1,014	1,196
Elk Horn, IA	532	332	1,856	2,188
Minden, IA	634	337	1,880	2,216
Neola, IA	978	339	1,895	2,235
Shelby, IA	654	353	1,970	2,322
Avoca, IA	1,478	115	642	756

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Newport, ME	1,478	61	1,070	1,131
Annandale, NJ	1,478	57	336	393
Richlandtown, PA	1,478	123	518	641
Tombstone, AZ	1,479	234	1,715	1,949
Washington Park, FL	1,479	191	882	1,073
Avoca, IA	1,478	115	642	756

Source: The Avoca, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.