Melbourne, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 1%

Violent crime 13%

Property crime 1%

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}	Melbourne_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,465 (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)	329 (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)	2,136 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Melbourne crime rates are 1% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Melbourne are 13% lower than the national average
In Melbourne you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Melbourne is safer than 33% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Melbourne has increased by 3%

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The Melbourne crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Melbourne is 1 in 305

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Melbourne is 1 in 47

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

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

Melbourne police department

Item	Melbourne	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}
Baxter, IA	1,081	101	658	759
State Center, IA	1,337	112	727	839
Maxwell, IA	839	293	1,902	2,195
Colo, IA	886	313	2,034	2,347
Haverhill, IA	169	316	2,050	2,366
Zearing, IA	563	318	2,065	2,383
Mingo, IA	255	336	2,182	2,518
Melbourne, IA	821	329	2,136	2,465

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
East Bernstadt, KY	821	298	2,609	2,908
Dover, MN	821	281	2,478	2,760
Rouzerville, PA	821	355	1,628	1,983
Lone Oak, TN	821	444	1,980	2,424
Andover, NY	821	556	2,125	2,680
Melbourne, IA	821	329	2,136	2,465

Source: The Melbourne, 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.