Polk City, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 95%

Violent crime 95%

Property crime 95%

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.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Polk City_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	6	n/a (estimate)	112	2,002	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.5	6.5
Rape	1	n/a	18.7	40.7	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	29.8	73.9
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	229.4	279.7
Violent crime	1	n/a (estimate)	19	304	388
Burglary	1	n/a	18.7	371.1	314.2
Theft	4	n/a	74.8	1,130.1	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	197.1	246.0
Property crime	5	n/a (estimate)	93	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Polk City crime rates are 95% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Polk City are 95% lower than the national average
In Polk City you have a 1 in 892 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Polk City is safer than 87% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Polk City has decreased by 78%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Polk City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Polk City is 1 in 5350

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Polk City is 1 in 1071

The chance of being a victim of crime in Polk City is 1 in 892

Year Over Year Crime In Polk City (per 100,000 people)

Polk City police department

Item	Polk City	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.7	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 6 Polk City police officers. This results in 1.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 4.4% less than the Iowa average and 47.1% less than the National average.

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}
Granger, IA	1,461	78	433	511
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	98	547	645
Slater, IA	1,617	102	567	669
Saylorville, IA	3,445	108	604	712
Waukee, IA	16,955	90	660	750
Huxley, IA	3,474	125	701	826
Woodward, IA	1,621	129	723	853
Polk City, IA	4,115	19	93	112

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Crawfordville, FL	4,115	298	1,374	1,673
Waverly, TN	4,115	218	1,916	2,134
Louisville, TN	4,114	175	648	822
Lawrenceville, NJ	4,116	103	615	718
Ridgeland, SC	4,116	182	1,427	1,609
Polk City, IA	4,115	19	93	112

Source: The Polk City, 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.