Swisher, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 39%

Violent crime 44%

Property crime 38%

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}	Swisher_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,435 (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)	218 (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)	1,217 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Swisher crime rates are 39% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Swisher are 44% lower than the national average
In Swisher you have a 1 in 70 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Swisher is safer than 54% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Swisher has not changed

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Daily Crime In Swisher (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Swisher

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Swisher is 1 in 460

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Swisher is 1 in 83

The chance of being a victim of crime in Swisher is 1 in 70

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

Swisher police department

Item	Swisher	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
Walford, IA	1,428	61	342	403
Atkins, IA	1,713	68	380	447
Fairfax, IA	2,418	70	390	460
Mount Vernon, IA	4,487	157	381	538
Ely, IA	2,133	83	465	549
Solon, IA	2,399	83	466	549
Swisher, IA	846	218	1,217	1,435

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Caspar, CA	846	383	1,854	2,238
Grizzly Flats, CA	846	679	3,288	3,968
Waldo, FL	846	555	2,558	3,113
Perry, KS	846	0	111	111
Bella Villa, MO	846	413	1,102	1,515
Swisher, IA	846	218	1,217	1,435

Source: The Swisher, 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.