Galva, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 17%

Violent crime 2%

Property crime 20%

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. 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}	Galva_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,910 (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)	388 (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)	2,522 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Galva crime rates are 17% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Galva are 2% higher than the national average
In Galva you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Galva is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Galva has increased by 3%

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The Galva crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Galva 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 Galva 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 Galva

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Galva is 1 in 258

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Galva is 1 in 40

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

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

Galva police department

Item	Galva	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}
Holstein, IA	1,416	107	696	803
Alta, IA	2,104	120	782	902
Ida Grove, IA	2,203	121	786	908
Odebolt, IA	1,016	123	799	922
Storm Lake, IA	10,768	393	1,620	2,013
Lakeside, IA	674	274	1,776	2,050
Aurelia, IA	955	315	2,045	2,360
Galva, IA	466	388	2,522	2,910

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rudolph, WI	466	362	1,817	2,179
Three Lakes, WI	466	48	571	619
Lone Wolf, OK	466	583	3,839	4,422
Beaverdam, OH	466	379	2,657	3,036
Western Grove, AR	466	741	3,622	4,364
Galva, IA	466	388	2,522	2,910

Source: The Galva, 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.