Milton, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 36%

Violent crime 25%

Property crime 38%

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}	Milton_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,194 (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)	485 (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)	2,709 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Milton crime rates are 36% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Milton are 25% higher than the national average
In Milton you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Milton is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Milton has not changed

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Daily Crime In Milton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Milton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Milton is 1 in 207

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Milton is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Milton is 1 in 32

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

Milton police department

Item	Milton	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}
Bloomfield, IA	2,622	224	298	522
Keosauqua, IA	1,029	128	713	841
Memphis, MO	1,917	272	1,268	1,540
Mount Sterling, IA	36	264	1,473	1,737
Pulaski, IA	289	406	2,267	2,672
Douds, IA	86	425	2,372	2,797
Birmingham, IA	546	437	2,442	2,879
Milton, IA	604	485	2,709	3,194

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Point Hope, AK	604	1,311	3,536	4,847
Radcliffe, IA	604	388	2,168	2,557
Noble, IL	604	642	2,349	2,990
Oldenburg, IN	604	321	1,597	1,918
Centralia, KS	604	610	3,157	3,768
Milton, IA	604	485	2,709	3,194

Source: The Milton, 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.