Walker, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 13%

Violent crime 24%

Property crime 11%

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}	Walker_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,160 (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)	288 (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)	1,872 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Walker crime rates are 13% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Walker are 24% lower than the national average
In Walker you have a 1 in 47 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Walker is safer than 39% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Walker has increased by 3%

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The Walker crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Walker is 1 in 348

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Walker is 1 in 54

The chance of being a victim of crime in Walker is 1 in 47

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

Walker police department

Item	Walker	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}
Robins, IA	3,434	51	330	381
Urbana, IA	1,444	84	545	629
Shellsburg, IA	1,097	93	602	695
Jesup, IA	2,809	94	607	701
Center Point, IA	2,507	96	623	719
Central City, IA	1,320	104	673	777
Vinton, IA	5,166	197	631	828
Walker, IA	841	288	1,872	2,160

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lansing, OH	841	407	2,853	3,260
Pepin, WI	841	528	2,243	2,770
Highmore, SD	841	515	2,287	2,803
Shenandoah Shores, VA	841	273	2,159	2,433
DeLand Southwest, FL	841	557	3,161	3,718
Walker, IA	841	288	1,872	2,160

Source: The Walker, 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.