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Lewis, IA Crime

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Total crime 21%
Violent crime 11%
Property crime 23%
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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.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleLewis/100k peopleIowa/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)2,833 (estimate)2,0022,346
Murdern/an/an/a3.56.5
Rapen/an/an/a40.738.4
Robberyn/an/an/a29.873.9
Assaultn/an/an/a229.4279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)430 (estimate)304388
Burglaryn/an/an/a371.1314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,130.11,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a197.1246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)2,403 (estimate)1,6981,958

Key findings

  • Lewis crime rates are 21% higher than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Lewis are 11% higher than the national average
  • In Lewis you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Lewis is safer than 23% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Lewis has not changed

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      Daily Crime In Lewis (per 100,000 people)

      How Safe is Lewis (higher is better)

      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lewis

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lewis is 1 in 233
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lewis is 1 in 42
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Lewis is 1 in 36

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

      Lewis police department

      ItemLewisIowaNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a3,827558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a1.83.3

      Sex offenders in Iowa

      StateTotal offendersIowa /100KNational /100K
      Iowa6,040205266
      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.

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      Lewis, IA5534302,4032,833

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      Lewis, IA5534302,4032,833
      Source: The Lewis, 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.
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