Norway, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 8%

Violent crime 15%

Property crime 6%

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}	Norway_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,169 (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)	329 (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)	1,840 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Norway crime rates are 8% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Norway are 15% lower than the national average
In Norway you have a 1 in 47 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Norway is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Norway has not changed

Norway crime map

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Norway

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Norway is 1 in 304

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Norway is 1 in 55

The chance of being a victim of crime in Norway is 1 in 47

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

Norway police department

Item	Norway	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}
Robins, IA	3,434	58	323	381
Walford, IA	1,428	61	342	403
Atkins, IA	1,713	68	380	447
Fairfax, IA	2,418	70	390	460
Tiffin, IA	2,530	94	527	621
Palo, IA	1,036	105	585	690
Shellsburg, IA	1,097	106	589	695
Norway, IA	525	329	1,840	2,169

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
St. Paul, AK	525	1,157	3,119	4,276
Avoca, AR	525	682	2,650	3,332
Emerson, IA	525	407	2,273	2,679
Fonda, IA	525	463	2,589	3,052
Ironville, KY	525	264	1,815	2,079
Norway, IA	525	329	1,840	2,169

Source: The Norway, 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.