Griswold, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 60%

Violent crime 64%

Property crime 60%

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}	Griswold_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	929 (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)	141 (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)	788 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Griswold crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Griswold are 64% lower than the national average
In Griswold you have a 1 in 108 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Griswold is safer than 71% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Griswold has not changed

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Daily Crime In Griswold (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Griswold

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Griswold is 1 in 709

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Griswold is 1 in 127

The chance of being a victim of crime in Griswold is 1 in 108

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

Griswold police department

Item	Griswold	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}
Oakland, IA	1,544	120	672	792
Atlantic, IA	6,817	248	1,456	1,704
Carson, IA	838	358	1,999	2,357
Hancock, IA	193	380	2,121	2,500
Macedonia, IA	223	385	2,149	2,534
Wiota, IA	86	386	2,156	2,542
Emerson, IA	525	407	2,273	2,679
Griswold, IA	1,176	141	788	929

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cleveland, AL	1,176	191	901	1,092
Vander, NC	1,176	185	984	1,169
Kensington, NY	1,176	51	198	249
Eton, GA	1,175	0	337	337
West Buechel, KY	1,175	705	6,735	7,439
Griswold, IA	1,176	141	788	929

Source: The Griswold, 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.