Laurens, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 63%

Violent crime 66%

Property crime 63%

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}	Laurens_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	861 (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)	131 (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)	730 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Laurens crime rates are 63% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Laurens are 66% lower than the national average
In Laurens you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Laurens is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Laurens has not changed

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Daily Crime In Laurens (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Laurens

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Laurens is 1 in 766

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Laurens is 1 in 138

The chance of being a victim of crime in Laurens is 1 in 117

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

Laurens police department

Item	Laurens	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}
Pocahontas, IA	1,789	136	760	896
Albert City, IA	589	411	2,298	2,709
Plover, IA	55	414	2,312	2,726
Mallard, IA	280	434	2,425	2,860
Webb, IA	186	439	2,454	2,893
Gillett Grove, IA	35	482	2,693	3,175
Varina, IA	96	489	2,731	3,220
Laurens, IA	1,272	131	730	861

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Grant Park, IL	1,272	81	324	406
Vienna Bend, LA	1,272	289	1,306	1,595
Enfield, NH	1,272	22	175	197
Lubeck, WV	1,272	118	465	583
Rough and Ready, CA	1,271	210	1,016	1,226
Laurens, IA	1,272	131	730	861

Source: The Laurens, 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.