Volga, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 18%

Violent crime 9%

Property crime 20%

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}	Volga_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,772 (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)	421 (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)	2,351 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Volga crime rates are 18% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Volga are 9% higher than the national average
In Volga you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Volga is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Volga has not changed

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Daily Crime In Volga (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Volga

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Volga is 1 in 238

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Volga is 1 in 37

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

Volga police department

Item	Volga	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}
Elkader, IA	1,325	127	711	838
Fayette, IA	1,196	134	746	880
Strawberry Point, IA	1,357	135	751	886
West Union, IA	2,592	141	787	928
Edgewood, IA	795	373	2,081	2,453
Arlington, IA	526	383	2,140	2,523
Clermont, IA	556	390	2,181	2,571
Volga, IA	194	421	2,351	2,772

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Swall Meadows, CA	194	289	1,399	1,688
Cheraw, CO	194	684	4,580	5,263
Crowley, CO	194	684	4,580	5,263
Talmo, GA	194	401	2,010	2,411
Fostoria, IA	194	371	2,074	2,445
Volga, IA	194	421	2,351	2,772

Source: The Volga, 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.