Dakota City, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 9%

Violent crime 0%

Property crime 11%

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}	Dakota City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,558 (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)	388 (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)	2,170 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Dakota City crime rates are 9% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Dakota City are equal to the national average
In Dakota City you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Dakota City is safer than 28% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Dakota City has not changed

Dakota City crime map

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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 258

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dakota City is 1 in 47

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Humboldt, IA	4,602	22	896	918
Eagle Grove, IA	3,468	195	1,090	1,285
Vincent, IA	130	362	2,021	2,383
Badger, IA	487	381	2,127	2,508
Clare, IA	221	389	2,171	2,560
Livermore, IA	508	395	2,208	2,604
Bode, IA	282	410	2,289	2,699
Dakota City, IA	713	388	2,170	2,558

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Valley Head, AL	713	622	2,925	3,547
Rose Bud, AR	713	205	2,664	2,869
Whigham, GA	713	609	3,055	3,664
Uniontown, KY	713	0	1,935	1,935
Bordelonville, LA	713	907	4,096	5,003
Dakota City, IA	713	388	2,170	2,558

Source: The Dakota City, 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.