Van Wert, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 19%

Violent crime 9%

Property crime 21%

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}	Van Wert_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,782 (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)	423 (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)	2,360 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Van Wert crime rates are 19% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Van Wert are 9% higher than the national average
In Van Wert you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Van Wert is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Van Wert has not changed

Van Wert crime map

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The Van Wert crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Van Wert is 1 in 237

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Van Wert is 1 in 43

The chance of being a victim of crime in Van Wert is 1 in 36

Year Over Year Crime In Van Wert (per 100,000 people)

Van Wert police department

Item	Van Wert	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}
Sun Valley Lake, IA	224	123	686	809
Leon, IA	1,995	145	810	955
Osceola, IA	4,992	303	1,972	2,275
Murray, IA	661	427	2,384	2,811
Woodburn, IA	230	431	2,408	2,839
Decatur City, IA	205	435	2,431	2,866
Weldon, IA	181	445	2,483	2,928
Van Wert, IA	190	423	2,360	2,782

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wikieup, AZ	190	706	3,241	3,947
Rye, CO	190	562	3,766	4,328
Randolph, IA	190	456	2,546	3,001
Baylis, IL	190	688	2,519	3,208
Lake Ka-Ho, IL	190	634	2,319	2,953
Van Wert, IA	190	423	2,360	2,782

Source: The Van Wert, 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.