Primghar, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 11%

Violent crime 2%

Property crime 13%

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}	Primghar_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,611 (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)	397 (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)	2,215 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Primghar crime rates are 11% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Primghar are 2% higher than the national average
In Primghar you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Primghar is safer than 27% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Primghar has not changed

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Daily Crime In Primghar (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Primghar

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Primghar is 1 in 253

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Primghar is 1 in 46

The chance of being a victim of crime in Primghar is 1 in 39

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

Primghar police department

Item	Primghar	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}
Sanborn, IA	1,405	124	693	817
Paullina, IA	1,034	128	713	840
Hartley, IA	1,717	135	752	886
Sheldon, IA	5,015	138	929	1,068
Hospers, IA	756	363	2,026	2,389
Granville, IA	362	384	2,147	2,531
Peterson, IA	300	413	2,307	2,720
Primghar, IA	973	397	2,215	2,611

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stonington, CT	973	70	802	872
Lake Waukomis, MO	973	107	0	107
Mora, NM	973	1,257	4,593	5,850
Silkworth, PA	973	429	1,810	2,239
Funny River, AK	972	1,014	2,734	3,747
Primghar, IA	973	397	2,215	2,611

Source: The Primghar, 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.