Melbourne, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Melbourne

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Melbourne_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,928 (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Melbourne_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.6	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	212.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	358 (estimate)	291	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	479.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,447.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	159.0	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,570 (estimate)	2,086	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Melbourne is 3% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.02 daily crimes that occur in Melbourne.
Melbourne is safer than 32% of the cities in the United States.
In Melbourne you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Melbourne has increased by 2%.

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Compare Melbourne, IA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Melbourne (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Melbourne (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Melbourne

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Melbourne is 1 in 279

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Melbourne is 1 in 39

The chance of being a victim of crime in Melbourne is 1 in 35

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	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% 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}
State Center, IA	1,337	136	408	544
Baxter, IA	1,081	110	791	901
Maxwell, IA	839	319	2,288	2,607
Colo, IA	886	341	2,447	2,788
Haverhill, IA	169	344	2,466	2,810
Zearing, IA	563	347	2,484	2,831
Mingo, IA	255	366	2,625	2,991
Melbourne, IA	821	358	2,570	2,928

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Brownsville, KY	821	121	243	364
Andover, NY	821	582	2,393	2,975
Stantonsburg, NC	821	522	3,844	4,366
Rouzerville, PA	821	367	2,022	2,389
Lamberton, MN	821	0	0	0
Melbourne, IA	821	358	2,570	2,928

Source: The Melbourne, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.