Mystic, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 33%

Violent crime 22%

Property crime 35%

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}	Mystic_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,112 (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)	473 (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)	2,639 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Mystic crime rates are 33% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Mystic are 22% higher than the national average
In Mystic you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Mystic is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Mystic has not changed

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Daily Crime In Mystic (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Mystic

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Mystic is 1 in 212

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Mystic is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Mystic is 1 in 33

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

Mystic police department

Item	Mystic	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}
Centerville, IA	5,404	222	1,854	2,076
Plano, IA	59	358	1,999	2,356
Unionville, IA	78	358	1,999	2,356
Numa, IA	69	406	2,267	2,672
Melrose, IA	153	413	2,306	2,718
Udell, IA	37	415	2,316	2,731
Moravia, IA	792	425	2,374	2,799
Mystic, IA	363	473	2,639	3,112

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Reeltown, AL	363	439	2,067	2,506
Branch, AR	363	932	3,625	4,558
Tumacacori-Carmen, AZ	363	196	900	1,096
Armington, IL	363	620	2,268	2,887
Empire, MI	363	285	811	1,096
Mystic, IA	363	473	2,639	3,112

Source: The Mystic, 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.