Grimes, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Grimes

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Grimes_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,589 (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Grimes_{/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)	195 (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)	1,394 (estimate)	2,086	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Grimes is 44% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.35 daily crimes that occur in Grimes.
Grimes is safer than 62% of the cities in the United States.
In Grimes you have a 1 in 63 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Grimes has increased by 9%.

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Daily Crime In Grimes (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Grimes

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Grimes is 1 in 515

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Grimes is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of crime in Grimes is 1 in 63

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

Grimes police department

Item	Grimes	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}
Clive, IA	17,022	146	420	566
Granger, IA	1,461	74	532	606
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	94	672	766
Slater, IA	1,617	97	697	794
Van Meter, IA	1,256	98	704	802
Saylorville, IA	3,445	103	741	845
Polk City, IA	4,115	104	748	853
Grimes, IA	10,422	195	1,394	1,589

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sebring, FL	10,423	428	4,745	5,173
Wabash, IN	10,414	476	3,043	3,519
Greencastle, IN	10,413	475	3,035	3,510
Fox Lake, IL	10,434	162	1,363	1,525
East Whittier, CA	10,435	427	2,447	2,873
Grimes, IA	10,422	195	1,394	1,589

Source: The Grimes, 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.