Marcus, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 68%

Violent crime 72%

Property crime 67%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Marcus_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	808 (estimate)	2,000	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.4	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	108 (estimate)	267	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,199.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	163.0	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	700 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Marcus crime rates are 68% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Marcus are 72% lower than the national average
In Marcus you have a 1 in 124 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Marcus is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Marcus has increased by 3%

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The Marcus crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Marcus 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 Marcus crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Marcus

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Marcus is 1 in 928

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Marcus is 1 in 143

The chance of being a victim of crime in Marcus is 1 in 124

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

Marcus police department

Item	Marcus	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}
Alton, IA	1,325	101	654	755
Remsen, IA	1,824	112	725	837
Paullina, IA	1,034	112	728	840
Orange City, IA	6,153	200	1,301	1,501
Cherokee, IA	5,113	284	1,842	2,126
Oyens, IA	88	308	2,003	2,311
Granville, IA	362	338	2,192	2,530
Marcus, IA	1,146	108	700	808

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rome City, IN	1,146	74	391	465
Plattekill, NY	1,146	157	601	758
Kersey, PA	1,146	146	670	816
Summerland, CA	1,146	62	327	389
Edison, GA	1,146	210	559	769
Marcus, IA	1,146	108	700	808

Source: The Marcus, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.