Luther, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 6%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 5%

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}	Luther_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,199 (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)	334 (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)	1,865 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Luther crime rates are 6% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Luther are 14% lower than the national average
In Luther you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Luther is safer than 38% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Luther has not changed

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The Luther crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Luther as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Luther crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Luther (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Luther

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Luther is 1 in 300

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Luther is 1 in 54

The chance of being a victim of crime in Luther is 1 in 46

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

Luther police department

Item	Luther	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Granger, IA	1,461	78	433	511
Polk City, IA	4,115	58	503	561
Gilbert, IA	1,183	90	502	592
Ogden, IA	2,069	51	609	659
Slater, IA	1,617	102	567	669
Huxley, IA	3,474	125	701	826
Woodward, IA	1,621	129	723	853
Luther, IA	147	334	1,865	2,199

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Newburg, ND	147	392	2,528	2,920
Raywick, KY	147	296	2,036	2,332
Green, KS	147	604	3,127	3,731
Morrowville, KS	147	682	3,530	4,212
Henderson, IA	147	408	2,278	2,686
Luther, IA	147	334	1,865	2,199

Source: The Luther, 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.