Oto, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 34%

Violent crime 23%

Property crime 36%

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}	Oto_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,137 (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)	476 (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)	2,660 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Oto crime rates are 34% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Oto are 23% higher than the national average
In Oto you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Oto is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Oto has not changed

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Daily Crime In Oto (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oto

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oto is 1 in 210

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Oto is 1 in 32

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

Oto police department

Item	Oto	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}
Moville, IA	1,587	111	621	732
Mapleton, IA	1,299	128	713	841
Lawton, IA	900	281	1,570	1,851
Climbing Hill, IA	168	338	1,887	2,225
Anthon, IA	670	397	2,217	2,613
Hornick, IA	298	406	2,269	2,675
Danbury, IA	407	417	2,330	2,747
Oto, IA	111	476	2,660	3,137

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Higden, AR	111	508	1,977	2,485
Grover, CO	111	628	4,209	4,838
Layton, FL	111	155	715	870
Clemons, IA	111	418	2,335	2,753
Mineola, IA	111	373	2,083	2,455
Oto, IA	111	476	2,660	3,137

Source: The Oto, 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.