Harris, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 25%

Violent crime 15%

Property crime 27%

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}	Harris_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,928 (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)	445 (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)	2,483 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Harris crime rates are 25% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Harris are 15% higher than the national average
In Harris you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Harris is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Harris has not changed

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Daily Crime In Harris (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Harris

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Harris is 1 in 225

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

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

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

Harris police department

Item	Harris	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}
Lake Park, IA	1,171	106	592	698
West Okoboji, IA	314	123	686	809
Wahpeton, IA	394	123	686	809
Milford, IA	2,991	124	691	815
Worthington, MN	13,036	370	863	1,232
Fostoria, IA	194	371	2,074	2,445
Melvin, IA	235	423	2,362	2,785
Harris, IA	147	445	2,483	2,928

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Truxton, AZ	147	354	1,624	1,977
Vidette, GA	147	570	2,859	3,429
Henderson, IA	147	408	2,278	2,686
Luther, IA	147	334	1,865	2,199
Bishop Hill, IL	147	568	2,079	2,647
Harris, IA	147	445	2,483	2,928

Source: The Harris, 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.