Dakota City, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 10%

Property crime 5%

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}	Dakota City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,557 (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)	341 (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)	2,216 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Dakota City crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Dakota City are 10% lower than the national average
In Dakota City you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Dakota City is safer than 31% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Dakota City has increased by 3%

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The Dakota City crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Dakota City 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 Dakota City 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 Dakota City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Dakota City is 1 in 294

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dakota City is 1 in 46

The chance of being a victim of crime in Dakota City is 1 in 40

Year Over Year Crime In Dakota City (per 100,000 people)

Dakota City police department

Item	Dakota City	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}
Humboldt, IA	4,602	0	1,048	1,048
Eagle Grove, IA	3,468	171	1,113	1,284
Vincent, IA	130	318	2,064	2,382
Badger, IA	487	335	2,172	2,507
Clare, IA	221	341	2,217	2,559
Livermore, IA	508	347	2,255	2,602
Bode, IA	282	360	2,338	2,698
Dakota City, IA	713	341	2,216	2,557

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Uniontown, KY	713	0	1,935	1,935
Ironton, MN	713	360	3,172	3,532
Bordelonville, LA	713	780	4,490	5,270
Arrington, VA	713	296	2,340	2,636
Madrone, NM	713	1,314	4,918	6,232
Dakota City, IA	713	341	2,216	2,557

Source: The Dakota City, 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.