Carson, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 5%

Violent crime 17%

Property crime 3%

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, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Carson_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,355 (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)	314 (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)	2,041 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Carson crime rates are 5% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Carson are 17% lower than the national average
In Carson you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Carson is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Carson has increased by 3%

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

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Carson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Carson is 1 in 319

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Carson is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Carson is 1 in 43

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

Carson police department

Item	Carson	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}
Oakland, IA	1,544	106	686	792
Griswold, IA	1,176	124	805	929
Bentley, IA	107	160	1,036	1,195
Treynor, IA	957	225	1,462	1,687
Underwood, IA	808	225	1,462	1,687
McClelland, IA	176	246	1,598	1,844
Neola, IA	978	298	1,936	2,234
Carson, IA	838	314	2,041	2,355

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vernon, MI	838	0	519	519
Electric City, WA	838	374	3,409	3,783
Deerfield, MI	838	438	1,587	2,025
Mountain Village, AK	838	1,401	4,704	6,105
Marion, SD	838	522	2,317	2,839
Carson, IA	838	314	2,041	2,355

Source: The Carson, 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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