University Heights, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 89%

Violent crime 90%

Property crime 88%

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}	University Heights_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	281 (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)	37 (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)	243 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

University Heights crime rates are 89% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in University Heights are 90% lower than the national average
In University Heights you have a 1 in 357 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 increased by 3%

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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 2669

The chance of being a victim of property crime in University Heights is 1 in 411

The chance of being a victim of crime in University Heights is 1 in 357

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Solon, IA	2,399	73	476	549
Tiffin, IA	2,530	83	538	621
Lone Tree, IA	1,482	93	607	701
Riverside, IA	1,054	97	627	724
West Branch, IA	2,581	99	642	741
Kalona, IA	2,479	102	663	765
Wellman, IA	1,365	105	679	784
University Heights, IA	1,255	37	243	281

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lyndonville, VT	1,255	259	2,586	2,845
Lorenzo, TX	1,255	210	1,200	1,411
Beverly, OH	1,255	114	799	913
Villisca, IA	1,255	135	876	1,010
Yorkshire, NY	1,255	202	771	972
University Heights, IA	1,255	37	243	281

Source: The University Heights, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.