University Heights, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 88%

Violent crime 89%

Property crime 88%

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}	University Heights_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	281 (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)	43 (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)	238 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

University Heights crime rates are 88% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in University Heights are 89% lower than the national average
In University Heights you have a 1 in 356 chance of becoming a victim of crime
University Heights is safer than 92% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in University Heights has not changed

University Heights crime map

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The University Heights crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in University Heights 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 University Heights 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 University Heights

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in University Heights is 1 in 2344

The chance of being a victim of property crime in University Heights is 1 in 420

The chance of being a victim of crime in University Heights is 1 in 356

Year Over Year Crime In University Heights (per 100,000 people)

University Heights police department

Item	University Heights	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}
West Branch, IA	2,581	0	398	398
Solon, IA	2,399	83	466	549
Tiffin, IA	2,530	94	527	621
Lone Tree, IA	1,482	106	594	701
Riverside, IA	1,054	110	614	724
Kalona, IA	2,479	116	649	766
Wellman, IA	1,365	119	665	784
University Heights, IA	1,255	43	238	281

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Villisca, IA	1,255	154	857	1,011
Kamiah, ID	1,255	109	501	610
Skyline-Ganipa, NM	1,255	428	1,563	1,991
Yorkshire, NY	1,255	204	792	996
Beverly, OH	1,255	120	719	840
University Heights, IA	1,255	43	238	281

Source: The University Heights, 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.