Dakota City, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Dakota City

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Dakota City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,037 (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Dakota City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.6	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	212.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	372 (estimate)	291	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	479.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,447.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	159.0	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,666 (estimate)	2,086	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Dakota City is 7% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.32 daily crimes that occur in Dakota City.
Dakota City is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States.
In Dakota City you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Dakota City has increased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Dakota City (per 100,000 people)

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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 269

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dakota City is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Dakota City is 1 in 33

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	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% 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	66	699	764
Eagle Grove, IA	3,468	59	1,416	1,475
Vincent, IA	130	346	2,483	2,830
Badger, IA	487	365	2,613	2,978
Clare, IA	221	372	2,667	3,039
Livermore, IA	508	378	2,713	3,091
Bode, IA	282	392	2,812	3,204
Dakota City, IA	713	372	2,666	3,037

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Van Etten, NY	713	569	2,339	2,908
Valley Head, AL	713	728	4,036	4,764
Freeburg, PA	713	378	2,085	2,464
Chesapeake City, MD	713	512	2,478	2,990
Arrington, VA	713	310	2,647	2,958
Dakota City, IA	713	372	2,666	3,037

Source: The Dakota City, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.