Watkins, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 5%

Property crime 5%

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}	Watkins_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,427 (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)	368 (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)	2,058 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Watkins crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Watkins are 5% lower than the national average
In Watkins you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Watkins is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Watkins has not changed

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Daily Crime In Watkins (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Watkins

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Watkins is 1 in 272

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Watkins is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Watkins is 1 in 42

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

Watkins police department

Item	Watkins	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}
Walford, IA	1,428	61	342	403
Atkins, IA	1,713	68	380	447
Fairfax, IA	2,418	70	390	460
Palo, IA	1,036	105	585	690
Shellsburg, IA	1,097	106	589	695
Belle Plaine, IA	2,562	155	867	1,022
Amana, IA	367	214	1,193	1,407
Watkins, IA	115	368	2,058	2,427

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Billingsley, AL	115	452	2,125	2,577
Mono City, CA	115	445	2,156	2,601
St. Anthony, IA	115	478	2,669	3,147
St. Augustine, IL	115	643	2,352	2,995
Country Club Heights, IN	115	145	720	865
Watkins, IA	115	368	2,058	2,427

Source: The Watkins, 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.