Leighton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 6%

Violent crime 2%

Property crime 8%

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}	Leighton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,493 (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)	379 (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)	2,115 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Leighton crime rates are 6% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Leighton are 2% lower than the national average
In Leighton you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Leighton is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Leighton has not changed

Leighton crime map

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Leighton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Leighton is 1 in 265

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Leighton is 1 in 48

The chance of being a victim of crime in Leighton is 1 in 41

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

Leighton police department

Item	Leighton	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}
Pella, IA	10,280	88	585	673
New Sharon, IA	1,263	125	696	820
Eddyville, IA	1,207	140	784	924
Keomah Village, IA	69	252	1,408	1,660
Oskaloosa, IA	11,538	237	1,445	1,682
Beacon, IA	526	418	2,335	2,753
Harvey, IA	290	421	2,353	2,774
Leighton, IA	193	379	2,115	2,493

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Iliff, CO	193	667	4,468	5,135
Elberon, IA	193	404	2,256	2,660
Hancock, IA	193	380	2,121	2,500
Midvale, ID	193	285	1,306	1,591
Bellmont, IL	193	640	2,340	2,980
Leighton, IA	193	379	2,115	2,493

Source: The Leighton, 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.