Elk Horn, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 7%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 5%

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}	Elk Horn_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,188 (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)	332 (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)	1,856 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Elk Horn crime rates are 7% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Elk Horn are 14% lower than the national average
In Elk Horn you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Elk Horn is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Elk Horn has not changed

Elk Horn crime map

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Daily Crime In Elk Horn (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Elk Horn

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Elk Horn is 1 in 301

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Elk Horn is 1 in 54

The chance of being a victim of crime in Elk Horn is 1 in 46

Year Over Year Crime In Elk Horn (per 100,000 people)

Elk Horn police department

Item	Elk Horn	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}
Harlan, IA	5,008	147	189	336
Avoca, IA	1,478	115	642	756
Atlantic, IA	6,817	248	1,456	1,704
Audubon, IA	2,043	162	1,836	1,998
Walnut, IA	706	375	2,093	2,467
Wiota, IA	86	386	2,156	2,542
Marne, IA	120	410	2,289	2,699
Elk Horn, IA	532	332	1,856	2,188

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kingman, IN	532	486	2,420	2,905
Crescent, LA	532	828	3,737	4,565
Naples, ME	532	97	1,032	1,130
Lake, MS	532	388	2,804	3,192
Tremont, MS	532	379	2,736	3,115
Elk Horn, IA	532	332	1,856	2,188

Source: The Elk Horn, 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.