Chester, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 31%

Violent crime 20%

Property crime 33%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; 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}	Chester_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,076 (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)	467 (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)	2,609 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Chester crime rates are 31% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Chester are 20% higher than the national average
In Chester you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Chester is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Chester has not changed

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Daily Crime In Chester (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Chester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chester is 1 in 215

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Chester is 1 in 39

The chance of being a victim of crime in Chester is 1 in 33

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

Chester police department

Item	Chester	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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cresco, IA	3,839	0	553	553
Preston, MN	1,383	0	627	627
Grand Meadow, MN	1,162	133	1,020	1,154
Spring Valley, MN	2,451	152	1,164	1,316
Riceville, IA	834	401	2,241	2,642
Lime Springs, IA	486	409	2,285	2,694
McIntire, IA	120	436	2,434	2,870
Chester, IA	263	467	2,609	3,076

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Merino, CO	263	651	4,359	5,010
Ebro, FL	263	568	2,617	3,185
Sautee-Nacoochee, GA	263	310	1,556	1,866
East Gillespie, IL	263	543	1,986	2,529
Elk City, KS	263	687	3,554	4,240
Chester, IA	263	467	2,609	3,076

Source: The Chester, 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.