Benton, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Benton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Benton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	n/a (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Benton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.6	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	212.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	n/a (estimate)	291	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	479.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,447.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	159.0	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	n/a (estimate)	2,086	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Benton is equal to the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 0 daily crimes that occur in Benton.
Benton is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States.
In Benton you have a chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Benton has not changed.

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Compare Benton, IA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Benton (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Benton (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Benton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Benton is

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Benton is

The chance of being a victim of crime in Benton is

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	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% 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}
Mount Ayr, IA	1,958	130	929	1,058
Lenox, IA	1,424	132	948	1,080
Irena, MO	20	224	1,208	1,432
Tingley, IA	177	403	2,890	3,293
Maloy, IA	19	413	2,957	3,370
Diagonal, IA	319	413	2,962	3,375
Ellston, IA	36	416	2,985	3,402
Benton, IA	43	n/a	n/a	n/a

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Turton, SD	43	593	2,810	3,403
Black Springs, AR	43	812	4,819	5,632
Climax, KS	43	583	4,136	4,719
Big Flat, AR	43	564	3,349	3,913
Erwin, SD	43	629	2,983	3,612
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 2016. 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.