Ellston, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 15%

Violent crime 1%

Property crime 18%

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}	Ellston_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,864 (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)	382 (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)	2,482 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Ellston crime rates are 15% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Ellston are 1% higher than the national average
In Ellston you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ellston is safer than 26% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ellston has increased by 3%

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The Ellston crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Ellston 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 Ellston crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Ellston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ellston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ellston is 1 in 262

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ellston is 1 in 41

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ellston is 1 in 35

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

Ellston police department

Item	Ellston	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}
Sun Valley Lake, IA	224	108	701	808
Mount Ayr, IA	1,958	119	772	891
Afton, IA	967	367	2,386	2,754
Tingley, IA	177	370	2,402	2,772
Murray, IA	661	375	2,435	2,810
Diagonal, IA	319	379	2,462	2,841
Decatur City, IA	205	382	2,483	2,865
Ellston, IA	36	382	2,482	2,864

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mount Sterling, IA	36	232	1,505	1,736
New Albany, KS	36	621	3,499	4,120
Long Lake, WI	36	397	1,995	2,393
St. Vincent, MN	36	303	2,673	2,976
Woodworth, ND	36	439	3,047	3,487
Ellston, IA	36	382	2,482	2,864

Source: The Ellston, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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