Kelley, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 14%

Violent crime 21%

Property crime 12%

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}	Kelley_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,027 (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)	308 (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)	1,719 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Kelley crime rates are 14% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Kelley are 21% lower than the national average
In Kelley you have a 1 in 50 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Kelley is safer than 39% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Kelley has not changed

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Daily Crime In Kelley (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Kelley

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Kelley is 1 in 325

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Kelley is 1 in 59

The chance of being a victim of crime in Kelley is 1 in 50

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

Kelley police department

Item	Kelley	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}
Polk City, IA	4,115	19	93	112
Granger, IA	1,461	78	433	511
Gilbert, IA	1,183	90	502	592
Slater, IA	1,617	102	567	669
Roland, IA	1,312	103	576	679
Huxley, IA	3,474	125	701	826
Woodward, IA	1,621	129	723	853
Kelley, IA	306	308	1,719	2,027

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Point Lay, AK	306	1,331	3,591	4,922
Heath, AL	306	577	2,714	3,291
Blevins, AR	306	883	3,434	4,317
Stonyford, CA	306	654	3,163	3,817
Shady Dale, GA	306	578	2,902	3,480
Kelley, IA	306	308	1,719	2,027

Source: The Kelley, 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.