Walker, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 8%

Violent crime 15%

Property crime 6%

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}	Walker_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,161 (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)	328 (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)	1,833 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Walker crime rates are 8% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Walker are 15% lower than the national average
In Walker you have a 1 in 47 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Walker is safer than 36% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Walker has not changed

Walker crime map

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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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Daily Crime In Walker (per 100,000 people)

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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 305

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Walker is 1 in 55

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Robins, IA	3,434	58	323	381
Vinton, IA	5,166	119	316	435
Urbana, IA	1,444	95	533	629
Shellsburg, IA	1,097	106	589	695
Jesup, IA	2,809	106	595	701
Center Point, IA	2,507	109	610	719
Central City, IA	1,320	118	659	778
Walker, IA	841	328	1,833	2,161

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Reece City, AL	841	526	2,478	3,004
DeLand Southwest, FL	841	566	2,606	3,171
Buffalo Center, IA	841	397	2,215	2,612
Lakeville, IN	841	458	2,283	2,741
Lansing, OH	841	429	2,568	2,996
Walker, IA	841	328	1,833	2,161

Source: The Walker, 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.