Ellston, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Ellston

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ellston_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,402 (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ellston_{/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)	416 (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)	2,985 (estimate)	2,086	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Ellston is 20% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.32 daily crimes that occur in Ellston.
Ellston is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States.
In Ellston you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Ellston has decreased by 10%.

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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 241

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ellston is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ellston is 1 in 30

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	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}
Sun Valley Lake, IA	224	118	843	960
Mount Ayr, IA	1,958	130	929	1,058
Afton, IA	967	401	2,871	3,271
Tingley, IA	177	403	2,890	3,293
Murray, IA	661	409	2,929	3,337
Diagonal, IA	319	413	2,962	3,375
Decatur City, IA	205	417	2,987	3,403
Ellston, IA	36	416	2,985	3,402

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
St. Vincent, MN	36	312	2,742	3,054
Long Lake, WI	36	415	2,622	3,037
Woodworth, ND	36	387	3,539	3,926
Ludden, ND	36	283	2,592	2,876
Crookston, NE	36	433	3,366	3,799
Ellston, IA	36	416	2,985	3,402

Source: The Ellston, 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.