Russell, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 29%

Violent crime 18%

Property crime 31%

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}	Russell_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,020 (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)	459 (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)	2,561 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Russell crime rates are 29% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Russell are 18% higher than the national average
In Russell you have a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Russell is safer than 20% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Russell has not changed

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Daily Crime In Russell (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Russell

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Russell is 1 in 219

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Russell is 1 in 40

The chance of being a victim of crime in Russell is 1 in 34

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

Russell police department

Item	Russell	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}
Chariton, IA	4,219	265	1,481	1,747
Lacona, IA	472	410	2,292	2,703
Melrose, IA	153	413	2,306	2,718
Lucas, IA	185	416	2,323	2,739
Derby, IA	133	460	2,572	3,032
Williamson, IA	113	462	2,582	3,044
Mystic, IA	363	473	2,639	3,112
Russell, IA	516	459	2,561	3,020

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Shiloh, GA	516	0	399	399
Georgetown CDP, IL	516	526	1,925	2,451
Denver, IN	516	486	2,423	2,909
Pathfork, KY	516	419	2,876	3,295
Vienna, LA	516	350	1,578	1,928
Russell, IA	516	459	2,561	3,020

Source: The Russell, 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.