West Chester, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 18%

Violent crime 4%

Property crime 21%

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}	West Chester_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,950 (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)	394 (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)	2,556 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

West Chester crime rates are 18% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in West Chester are 4% higher than the national average
In West Chester you have a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim of crime
West Chester is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in West Chester has increased by 3%

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The West Chester crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in West Chester 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 West Chester 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 West Chester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Chester is 1 in 255

The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Chester is 1 in 40

The chance of being a victim of crime in West Chester is 1 in 34

Year Over Year Crime In West Chester (per 100,000 people)

West Chester police department

Item	West Chester	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}
Riverside, IA	1,054	97	627	724
Kalona, IA	2,479	102	663	765
Wellman, IA	1,365	105	679	784
Wayland, IA	1,027	115	745	860
North English, IA	1,148	120	779	899
Hills, IA	730	265	1,723	1,989
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	317	2,060	2,377
West Chester, IA	91	394	2,556	2,950

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Inverness, MT	91	654	3,544	4,198
Union Grove, AL	91	517	2,707	3,224
St. Cloud, MO	91	549	2,926	3,475
Bushnell, SD	91	530	2,351	2,881
Harman, WV	91	391	1,953	2,344
West Chester, IA	91	394	2,556	2,950

Source: The West Chester, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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