Bentley, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 49%

Violent crime 53%

Property crime 48%

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}	Bentley_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,196 (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)	182 (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)	1,014 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Bentley crime rates are 49% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Bentley are 53% lower than the national average
In Bentley you have a 1 in 84 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Bentley is safer than 62% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Bentley has not changed

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Daily Crime In Bentley (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Bentley

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bentley is 1 in 551

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Bentley is 1 in 99

The chance of being a victim of crime in Bentley is 1 in 84

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

Bentley police department

Item	Bentley	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}
Avoca, IA	1,478	115	642	756
Oakland, IA	1,544	120	672	792
Treynor, IA	957	256	1,431	1,688
Underwood, IA	808	256	1,432	1,688
Crescent, IA	522	277	1,545	1,822
McClelland, IA	176	280	1,565	1,845
Weston, IA	139	299	1,668	1,966
Bentley, IA	107	182	1,014	1,196

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Roe, AR	107	890	3,461	4,351
Morristown, AZ	107	486	2,234	2,720
Farmington, DE	107	626	2,844	3,470
Spragueville, IA	107	458	2,561	3,019
Abbyville, KS	107	515	2,667	3,182
Bentley, IA	107	182	1,014	1,196

Source: The Bentley, 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.