Riverside, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 69%

Violent crime 72%

Property crime 69%

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}	Riverside_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	724 (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)	110 (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)	614 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Riverside crime rates are 69% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Riverside are 72% lower than the national average
In Riverside you have a 1 in 139 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Riverside is safer than 78% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Riverside has not changed

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Daily Crime In Riverside (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Riverside

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Riverside is 1 in 910

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Riverside is 1 in 163

The chance of being a victim of crime in Riverside is 1 in 139

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

Riverside police department

Item	Riverside	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}
University Heights, IA	1,255	43	238	281
West Branch, IA	2,581	197	433	630
Lone Tree, IA	1,482	106	594	701
Kalona, IA	2,479	116	649	766
Wellman, IA	1,365	119	665	784
Columbus Junction, IA	2,214	158	885	1,044
Iowa City, IA	72,385	307	1,611	1,918
Riverside, IA	1,054	110	614	724

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mounds, IL	1,054	239	875	1,114
La Center, KY	1,054	0	0	0
La Center, KY	1,054	0	0	0
Bourne, MA	1,054	231	884	1,115
Princeton, MO	1,054	273	1,270	1,543
Riverside, IA	1,054	110	614	724

Source: The Riverside, 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.