Blockton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 27%

Violent crime 12%

Property crime 30%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; 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}	Blockton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,173 (estimate)	2,000	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.4	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	423 (estimate)	267	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,199.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	163.0	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,750 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Blockton crime rates are 27% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Blockton are 12% higher than the national average
In Blockton you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Blockton is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Blockton has increased by 3%

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The Blockton crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Blockton 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 Blockton crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Blockton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Blockton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Blockton is 1 in 237

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Blockton is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Blockton is 1 in 32

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

Blockton police department

Item	Blockton	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mount Ayr, IA	1,958	119	772	891
Bedford, IA	1,446	134	869	1,002
Irena, MO	20	214	1,139	1,353
Maloy, IA	19	379	2,458	2,837
Diagonal, IA	319	379	2,462	2,841
Redding, IA	59	395	2,563	2,958
Sharpsburg, IA	113	400	2,601	3,001
Blockton, IA	153	423	2,750	3,173

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bristow, IA	153	421	2,734	3,155
McNary, LA	153	713	4,106	4,819
Jackson, NE	153	277	1,879	2,156
Cambridge, KS	153	642	3,612	4,254
Hickory Hill, KY	153	111	967	1,077
Blockton, IA	153	423	2,750	3,173

Source: The Blockton, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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