Otho, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 15%

Violent crime 5%

Property crime 16%

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}	Otho_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,688 (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)	408 (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)	2,280 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Otho crime rates are 15% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Otho are 5% higher than the national average
In Otho you have a 1 in 38 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Otho is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Otho has not changed

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Daily Crime In Otho (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Otho

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Otho is 1 in 246

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Otho is 1 in 38

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

Otho police department

Item	Otho	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}
Gowrie, IA	1,047	139	778	917
Vincent, IA	130	362	2,021	2,383
Badger, IA	487	381	2,127	2,508
Stratford, IA	645	385	2,148	2,533
Coalville, IA	609	387	2,159	2,545
Clare, IA	221	389	2,171	2,560
Callender, IA	422	397	2,218	2,615
Otho, IA	493	408	2,280	2,688

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Silverton, CO	493	496	3,325	3,821
Williamson, GA	493	453	2,274	2,727
Lost Nation, IA	493	422	2,358	2,780
Elizabethtown, IN	493	534	2,660	3,194
North Salem, IN	493	412	2,053	2,465
Otho, IA	493	408	2,280	2,688

Source: The Otho, 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.