Chariton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 26%

Violent crime 32%

Property crime 24%

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}	Chariton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,747 (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)	265 (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)	1,481 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Chariton crime rates are 26% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Chariton are 32% lower than the national average
In Chariton you have a 1 in 58 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Chariton is safer than 45% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Chariton has not changed

Chariton crime map

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

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Daily Crime In Chariton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Chariton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chariton is 1 in 378

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Chariton is 1 in 68

The chance of being a victim of crime in Chariton is 1 in 58

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

Chariton police department

Item	Chariton	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.4	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 6 Chariton police officers. This results in 1.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 22.8% less than the Iowa average and 57.2% less than the National average.

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}
Melcher-Dallas, IA	1,162	145	812	958
Lacona, IA	472	410	2,292	2,703
Melrose, IA	153	413	2,306	2,718
Lucas, IA	185	416	2,323	2,739
Woodburn, IA	230	431	2,408	2,839
Humeston, IA	400	438	2,446	2,884
Russell, IA	516	459	2,561	3,020
Chariton, IA	4,219	265	1,481	1,747

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prairie du Sac, WI	4,218	187	860	1,047
Verdigris, OK	4,217	129	1,007	1,135
Prescott, WI	4,217	93	628	721
Montgomery, GA	4,222	235	1,178	1,412
Rockmart, GA	4,222	314	5,473	5,787
Chariton, IA	4,219	265	1,481	1,747

Source: The Chariton, 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.