Melbourne, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 5%

Violent crime 3%

Property crime 7%

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}	Melbourne_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,466 (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)	374 (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)	2,092 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Melbourne crime rates are 5% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Melbourne are 3% lower than the national average
In Melbourne you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Melbourne is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Melbourne has not changed

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Daily Crime In Melbourne (per 100,000 people)

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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 268

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Melbourne is 1 in 48

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Baxter, IA	1,081	115	644	759
State Center, IA	1,337	127	712	839
Maxwell, IA	839	333	1,862	2,196
Marshalltown, IA	27,637	413	1,812	2,225
Colo, IA	886	357	1,991	2,348
Haverhill, IA	169	359	2,007	2,367
Zearing, IA	563	362	2,022	2,384
Melbourne, IA	821	374	2,092	2,466

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Whitewater, CA	821	700	3,386	4,085
Brownsville, KY	821	358	1,073	1,430
East Bernstadt, KY	821	356	2,448	2,805
Dover, MN	821	331	2,533	2,865
Lamberton, MN	821	0	398	398
Melbourne, IA	821	374	2,092	2,466

Source: The Melbourne, 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.