Nashua, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 63%

Violent crime 66%

Property crime 63%

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}	Nashua_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	856 (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)	130 (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)	726 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Nashua crime rates are 63% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Nashua are 66% lower than the national average
In Nashua you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Nashua is safer than 74% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Nashua has not changed

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Nashua

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Nashua is 1 in 769

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Nashua is 1 in 138

The chance of being a victim of crime in Nashua is 1 in 117

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

Nashua police department

Item	Nashua	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}
New Hampton, IA	3,478	89	413	502
Greene, IA	1,115	129	721	850
Allison, IA	1,222	130	729	859
Tripoli, IA	1,316	132	738	870
Clarksville, IA	1,276	135	755	890
Charles City, IA	7,496	307	1,492	1,798
North Washington, IA	161	382	2,134	2,516
Nashua, IA	1,613	130	726	856

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bay Springs, MS	1,613	305	916	1,221
Island Heights, NJ	1,613	113	282	395
Toughkenamon, PA	1,613	102	431	533
Monte Alto, TX	1,613	250	1,260	1,511
Pepeekeo, HI	1,614	132	1,251	1,383
Nashua, IA	1,613	130	726	856

Source: The Nashua, 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.