What Cheer, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 30%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 33%

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}	What Cheer_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,234 (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)	431 (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)	2,802 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

What Cheer crime rates are 30% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in What Cheer are 14% higher than the national average
In What Cheer you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of crime
What Cheer is safer than 20% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in What Cheer has increased by 3%

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The What Cheer crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in What Cheer 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 What Cheer crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In What Cheer (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in What Cheer

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in What Cheer is 1 in 232

The chance of being a victim of property crime in What Cheer is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in What Cheer is 1 in 31

Year Over Year Crime In What Cheer (per 100,000 people)

What Cheer police department

Item	What Cheer	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}
Montezuma, IA	1,591	111	724	836
North English, IA	1,148	120	779	899
Keomah Village, IA	69	221	1,438	1,659
Sigourney, IA	2,105	253	1,569	1,822
Oskaloosa, IA	11,538	473	1,787	2,260
Gibson, IA	48	345	2,243	2,588
Millersburg, IA	154	346	2,249	2,596
What Cheer, IA	729	431	2,802	3,234

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Opal, VA	729	183	1,444	1,627
Blairsville, GA	729	500	3,485	3,985
River Falls, AL	729	740	3,874	4,614
Port Trevorton, PA	729	457	2,095	2,551
Pomeroy, IA	729	386	2,510	2,896
What Cheer, IA	729	431	2,802	3,234

Source: The What Cheer, 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.