Plainfield, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 7%

Violent crime 1%

Property crime 9%

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}	Plainfield_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,516 (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)	382 (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)	2,134 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Plainfield crime rates are 7% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Plainfield are 1% lower than the national average
In Plainfield you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Plainfield is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Plainfield has not changed

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Daily Crime In Plainfield (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Plainfield

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Plainfield is 1 in 262

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Plainfield is 1 in 47

The chance of being a victim of crime in Plainfield is 1 in 40

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

Plainfield police department

Item	Plainfield	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
Denver, IA	1,814	95	529	624
Shell Rock, IA	1,254	123	686	809
Greene, IA	1,115	129	721	850
Nashua, IA	1,613	130	726	856
Allison, IA	1,222	130	729	859
Tripoli, IA	1,316	132	738	870
Plainfield, IA	505	382	2,134	2,516

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rhine, GA	505	595	2,983	3,577
Burt, IA	505	451	2,517	2,967
Bell City, MO	505	877	4,088	4,965
Bland, MO	505	812	3,785	4,597
Freeman, MO	505	639	2,979	3,618
Plainfield, IA	505	382	2,134	2,516

Source: The Plainfield, 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.