Swaledale, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 20%

Violent crime 11%

Property crime 22%

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}	Swaledale_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,822 (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)	429 (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)	2,394 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Swaledale crime rates are 20% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Swaledale are 11% higher than the national average
In Swaledale you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Swaledale is safer than 23% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Swaledale has not changed

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Daily Crime In Swaledale (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Swaledale

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Swaledale is 1 in 234

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Swaledale is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Swaledale is 1 in 36

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

Swaledale police department

Item	Swaledale	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}
Rockwell, IA	1,100	122	681	803
Sheffield, IA	1,283	134	747	881
Garner, IA	3,091	145	812	958
Belmond, IA	2,686	150	839	989
Ventura, IA	737	184	1,027	1,211
Meservey, IA	177	354	1,980	2,334
Clear Lake, IA	7,644	280	2,309	2,589
Swaledale, IA	181	429	2,394	2,822

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	1,354	3,652	5,006
Mosquito Lake, AK	181	1,157	3,121	4,279
Fairhaven, CA	181	485	2,348	2,834
Bethel, DE	181	424	1,927	2,351
Climax, GA	181	491	2,463	2,954
Swaledale, IA	181	429	2,394	2,822

Source: The Swaledale, 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.