Washburn, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 7%

Violent crime 2%

Property crime 9%

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}	Washburn_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,505 (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)	380 (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)	2,125 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Washburn crime rates are 7% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Washburn are 2% lower than the national average
In Washburn you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Washburn is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Washburn has not changed

Washburn crime map

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Daily Crime In Washburn (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Washburn

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Washburn is 1 in 263

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Washburn is 1 in 48

The chance of being a victim of crime in Washburn is 1 in 40

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

Washburn police department

Item	Washburn	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}
Hudson, IA	2,414	84	470	554
Jesup, IA	2,809	106	595	701
Elk Run Heights, IA	1,006	108	604	713
La Porte City, IA	2,403	134	750	884
Evansdale, IA	4,794	42	909	951
Raymond, IA	829	266	1,488	1,754
Gilbertville, IA	723	306	1,709	2,015
Washburn, IA	888	380	2,125	2,505

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Troy, ID	888	248	1,134	1,382
Morganza, LA	888	834	3,765	4,599
Potomac Park, MD	888	557	2,243	2,800
Charleston, TN	888	140	1,404	1,545
Riner, VA	888	183	1,273	1,456
Washburn, IA	888	380	2,125	2,505

Source: The Washburn, 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.