Pleasant Plain, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 5%

Violent crime 16%

Property crime 2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; 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}	Pleasant Plain_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,377 (estimate)	2,000	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.4	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	317 (estimate)	267	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,199.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	163.0	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,060 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Pleasant Plain crime rates are 5% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Pleasant Plain are 16% lower than the national average
In Pleasant Plain you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Pleasant Plain is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Pleasant Plain has increased by 3%

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The Pleasant Plain crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Pleasant Plain as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Pleasant Plain crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Pleasant Plain

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Pleasant Plain is 1 in 316

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Pleasant Plain is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Pleasant Plain is 1 in 43

Year Over Year Crime In Pleasant Plain (per 100,000 people)

Pleasant Plain police department

Item	Pleasant Plain	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westwood, IA	96	108	701	808
Wayland, IA	1,027	115	745	860
Maharishi Vedic City, IA	583	176	1,142	1,318
Fairfield, IA	9,942	293	1,902	2,195
Washington, IA	7,368	656	1,805	2,461
Richland, IA	651	329	2,139	2,468
Libertyville, IA	371	330	2,141	2,471
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	317	2,060	2,377

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Waverly, WA	56	431	3,936	4,367
Oketo, KS	56	542	3,050	3,591
Riddleville, GA	56	345	2,405	2,750
Otway, OH	56	456	3,196	3,652
Tamarack, MN	56	341	3,008	3,349
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	317	2,060	2,377

Source: The Pleasant Plain, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.