| Statistic | Reportedincidents | /100k people | Hartley/100k people | Iowa/100k people | National/100k people |
| Total crime | 0 | n/a (estimate) | 683 (estimate) | 1,540 | 2,119 |
| Murder | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Rape | n/a | n/a | n/a | 35.2 | 37.5 |
| Robbery | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18.7 | 60.6 |
| Assault | n/a | n/a | n/a | 187.2 | 256.1 |
| Violent crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | 108 (estimate) | 243 | 359 |
| Burglary | n/a | n/a | n/a | 199.1 | 229.2 |
| Theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 962.6 | 1,272.1 |
| Vehicle theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 135.1 | 258.8 |
| Property crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | 576 (estimate) | 1,297 | 1,760 |


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| Item | Hartley | Iowa | National |
| Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians) | n/a | 3,827 | 558,732 |
| Police officers & civilians /1000 residents | n/a | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| State | Total offenders | Iowa /100K | National /100K |
| Iowa | 6,040 | 205 | 266 |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Primghar, IA | 1,057 | 101 | 539 | 640 |
| Sanborn, IA | 1,404 | 103 | 548 | 651 |
| Sutherland, IA | 544 | 225 | 1,202 | 1,427 |
| Paullina, IA | 971 | 261 | 1,395 | 1,657 |
| Everly, IA | 616 | 306 | 1,632 | 1,938 |
| Royal, IA | 522 | 307 | 1,639 | 1,946 |
| Archer, IA | 119 | 329 | 1,756 | 2,085 |
| Hartley, IA | 1,635 | 108 | 576 | 683 |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Mulberry, AR | 1,635 | 183 | 1,341 | 1,524 |
| Hines, OR | 1,635 | 141 | 1,020 | 1,161 |
| Oakley, UT | 1,636 | 44 | 271 | 316 |
| Oakland, NE | 1,636 | 90 | 663 | 753 |
| Lunenburg, MA | 1,634 | 107 | 1,033 | 1,141 |
| Hartley, IA | 1,635 | 108 | 576 | 683 |