Galva, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 9%

Violent crime 4%

Property crime 12%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; 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}	Galva_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,824 (estimate)	1,942	2,580
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.7	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.5	86.2
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	187.9	246.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	364 (estimate)	250	381
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	352.6	376.0
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,190.4	1,594.6
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.5	228.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,461 (estimate)	1,692	2,200

Key findings

Galva crime rates are 9% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Galva are 4% lower than the national average
In Galva you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Galva is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Galva has decreased by 20%

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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 276

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Galva is 1 in 36

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	100	679	780
Alta, IA	2,104	113	763	875
Ida Grove, IA	2,203	113	767	881
Odebolt, IA	1,016	115	779	894
Lakeside, IA	674	256	1,733	1,989
Aurelia, IA	955	295	1,996	2,290
Early, IA	699	349	2,362	2,710
Galva, IA	466	364	2,461	2,824

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Western Grove, AR	466	689	3,692	4,382
Franklin, IL	466	532	2,547	3,079
Rudolph, WI	466	364	1,927	2,291
Three Lakes, WI	466	144	1,245	1,389
Lone Wolf, OK	466	629	3,879	4,508
Galva, IA	466	364	2,461	2,824

Source: The Galva, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.