Bankston, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 25%

Violent crime 31%

Property crime 24%

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}	Bankston_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,752 (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)	266 (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)	1,486 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Bankston crime rates are 25% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Bankston are 31% lower than the national average
In Bankston you have a 1 in 58 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Bankston is safer than 45% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Bankston has not changed

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Daily Crime In Bankston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Bankston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bankston is 1 in 376

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Bankston is 1 in 68

The chance of being a victim of crime in Bankston is 1 in 58

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

Bankston police department

Item	Bankston	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}
Asbury, IA	5,201	17	400	417
Dyersville, IA	4,180	156	290	447
Peosta, IA	1,881	82	458	540
Farley, IA	1,688	88	491	579
Cascade, IA	1,978	113	629	742
Epworth, IA	2,068	117	651	768
Sherrill, IA	219	260	1,455	1,715
Bankston, IA	28	266	1,486	1,752

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Platinum, AK	28	1,258	3,392	4,650
Hazel Run, MN	28	435	3,321	3,756
Ginger Blue, MO	28	406	1,895	2,301
Granger, MO	28	866	4,036	4,902
Passaic, MO	28	710	3,308	4,017
Bankston, IA	28	266	1,486	1,752

Source: The Bankston, 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.