Seymour, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 25%

Violent crime 9%

Property crime 28%

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, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Seymour_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,112 (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)	415 (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)	2,697 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Seymour crime rates are 25% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Seymour are 9% higher than the national average
In Seymour you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Seymour is safer than 22% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Seymour has increased by 3%

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The Seymour crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Seymour 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 Seymour 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 Seymour

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Seymour is 1 in 241

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Seymour is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Seymour is 1 in 33

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

Seymour police department

Item	Seymour	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}
Corydon, IA	1,544	120	779	899
Unionville, MO	1,960	253	1,348	1,601
Plano, IA	59	314	2,041	2,355
Centerville, IA	5,404	238	2,363	2,601
Numa, IA	69	356	2,315	2,671
Rathbun, IA	81	375	2,434	2,808
Exline, IA	154	402	2,612	3,014
Seymour, IA	656	415	2,697	3,112

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Porum, OK	656	0	142	142
Emlenton, PA	656	424	1,942	2,366
Loch Lynn Heights, MD	656	730	3,133	3,863
Chippewa Lake, OH	656	288	2,024	2,313
Lake of the Woods, CA	656	601	3,176	3,777
Seymour, IA	656	415	2,697	3,112

Source: The Seymour, 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.

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