Charter Oak, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 1%

Property crime 18%

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}	Charter Oak_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,878 (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)	384 (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)	2,494 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Charter Oak crime rates are 16% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Charter Oak are 1% higher than the national average
In Charter Oak you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Charter Oak is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Charter Oak has increased by 3%

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The Charter Oak crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Charter Oak 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 Charter Oak 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 Charter Oak

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Charter Oak is 1 in 261

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Charter Oak is 1 in 41

The chance of being a victim of crime in Charter Oak is 1 in 35

Year Over Year Crime In Charter Oak (per 100,000 people)

Charter Oak police department

Item	Charter Oak	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}
Mapleton, IA	1,299	112	728	840
Dunlap, IA	1,021	118	769	887
Denison, IA	8,326	226	689	915
Buck Grove, IA	19	322	2,092	2,414
Schleswig, IA	806	339	2,199	2,538
Ute, IA	382	362	2,349	2,711
Moorhead, IA	221	364	2,362	2,726
Charter Oak, IA	596	384	2,494	2,878

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Martin, KY	596	0	543	543
New England, ND	596	326	2,261	2,587
Myrtle Springs, TX	596	386	2,203	2,589
Perdido Beach, AL	596	374	1,959	2,333
Barstow, TX	596	677	3,864	4,541
Charter Oak, IA	596	384	2,494	2,878

Source: The Charter Oak, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.