Moorhead, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 7%

Property crime 18%

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}	Moorhead_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,727 (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)	414 (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)	2,313 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Moorhead crime rates are 16% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Moorhead are 7% higher than the national average
In Moorhead you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Moorhead is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Moorhead has not changed

Moorhead crime map

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Daily Crime In Moorhead (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Moorhead

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Moorhead is 1 in 242

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Moorhead is 1 in 44

The chance of being a victim of crime in Moorhead is 1 in 37

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

Moorhead police department

Item	Moorhead	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}
Woodbine, IA	1,645	129	719	848
Dunlap, IA	1,021	135	753	888
Onawa, IA	2,906	219	803	1,022
Mondamin, IA	322	368	2,053	2,421
Ute, IA	382	412	2,300	2,712
Blencoe, IA	253	420	2,344	2,763
Pisgah, IA	248	432	2,413	2,845
Moorhead, IA	221	414	2,313	2,727

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Paint Rock, AL	221	668	3,146	3,814
Caryville, FL	221	621	2,859	3,479
Santa Claus, GA	221	513	2,572	3,085
Boxholm, IA	221	432	2,415	2,848
Clare, IA	221	389	2,171	2,560
Moorhead, IA	221	414	2,313	2,727

Source: The Moorhead, 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.