Minden, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 11%

Violent crime 22%

Property crime 9%

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}	Minden_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,215 (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)	296 (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)	1,920 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Minden crime rates are 11% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Minden are 22% lower than the national average
In Minden you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Minden is safer than 38% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Minden has increased by 3%

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

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Minden is 1 in 339

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Minden is 1 in 53

The chance of being a victim of crime in Minden is 1 in 46

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

Minden police department

Item	Minden	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}
Harlan, IA	5,008	146	188	334
Avoca, IA	1,478	101	655	756
Oakland, IA	1,544	106	686	792
Logan, IA	1,540	110	713	823
Bentley, IA	107	160	1,036	1,195
Underwood, IA	808	225	1,462	1,687
McClelland, IA	176	246	1,598	1,844
Minden, IA	634	296	1,920	2,215

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Burlington, IL	634	425	1,929	2,354
Aynor, SC	634	302	2,716	3,018
Stannards, NY	634	500	1,910	2,410
Cross Hill, SC	634	714	4,109	4,824
Penns Creek, PA	634	417	1,911	2,328
Minden, IA	634	296	1,920	2,215

Source: The Minden, 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.