Fostoria, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 4%

Violent crime 4%

Property crime 6%

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}	Fostoria_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,445 (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)	371 (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)	2,074 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Fostoria crime rates are 4% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Fostoria are 4% lower than the national average
In Fostoria you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Fostoria is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Fostoria has not changed

Fostoria crime map

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Daily Crime In Fostoria (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fostoria

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fostoria is 1 in 270

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fostoria is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fostoria is 1 in 41

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

Fostoria police department

Item	Fostoria	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}
Arnolds Park, IA	1,024	78	433	511
Lake Park, IA	1,171	106	592	698
Orleans, IA	459	123	686	809
West Okoboji, IA	314	123	686	809
Okoboji, IA	814	123	686	809
Wahpeton, IA	394	123	686	809
Milford, IA	2,991	124	691	815
Fostoria, IA	194	371	2,074	2,445

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Swall Meadows, CA	194	289	1,399	1,688
Cheraw, CO	194	684	4,580	5,263
Crowley, CO	194	684	4,580	5,263
Talmo, GA	194	401	2,010	2,411
Volga, IA	194	421	2,351	2,772
Fostoria, IA	194	371	2,074	2,445

Source: The Fostoria, 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.