Harper, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 10%

Violent crime 1%

Property crime 11%

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}	Harper_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,574 (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)	391 (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)	2,183 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Harper crime rates are 10% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Harper are 1% higher than the national average
In Harper you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Harper is safer than 27% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Harper has not changed

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Daily Crime In Harper (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Harper

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Harper is 1 in 256

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Harper is 1 in 46

The chance of being a victim of crime in Harper is 1 in 39

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

Harper police department

Item	Harper	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}
Wellman, IA	1,365	119	665	784
North English, IA	1,148	137	763	899
Sigourney, IA	2,105	253	1,569	1,822
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	361	2,017	2,378
Richland, IA	651	375	2,094	2,469
Millersburg, IA	154	394	2,203	2,597
Keswick, IA	241	404	2,255	2,659
Harper, IA	96	391	2,183	2,574

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Jericho, AR	96	971	3,884	4,854
Nunez, GA	96	569	2,854	3,423
Varina, IA	96	489	2,731	3,220
Westwood, IA	96	123	686	809
Crows Nest, IN	96	145	720	865
Harper, IA	96	391	2,183	2,574

Source: The Harper, 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.