Benton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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

Key findings

Benton crime rates are 100% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Benton are 100% lower than the national average
In Benton you have a chance of becoming a victim of crime
Benton is safer than 97% of the cities in the United States
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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Benton

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

Benton police department

Item	Benton	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}
Mount Ayr, IA	1,958	135	756	891
Lenox, IA	1,424	138	772	910
Irena, MO	20	234	1,093	1,327
Tingley, IA	177	421	2,352	2,774
Maloy, IA	19	431	2,407	2,838
Diagonal, IA	319	432	2,411	2,843
Ellston, IA	36	435	2,430	2,865
Benton, IA	43	n/a	n/a	n/a

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Big Flat, AR	43	688	2,677	3,365
Black Springs, AR	43	991	3,852	4,843
Climax, KS	43	652	3,373	4,025
Erwin, SD	43	754	2,946	3,701
Turton, SD	43	711	2,776	3,487
Benton, IA	43	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: The Benton, 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.