Woodward, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 64%

Violent crime 67%

Property crime 63%

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}	Woodward_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	853 (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)	129 (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)	723 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Woodward crime rates are 64% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Woodward are 67% lower than the national average
In Woodward you have a 1 in 118 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Woodward is safer than 74% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Woodward has not changed

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Daily Crime In Woodward (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Woodward

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Woodward is 1 in 773

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Woodward is 1 in 139

The chance of being a victim of crime in Woodward is 1 in 118

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

Woodward police department

Item	Woodward	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}
Polk City, IA	4,115	19	93	112
Granger, IA	1,461	78	433	511
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	98	547	645
Ogden, IA	2,069	51	609	659
Slater, IA	1,617	102	567	669
Madrid, IA	2,585	132	738	871
Johnston, IA	19,491	147	838	985
Woodward, IA	1,621	129	723	853

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Metlakatla, AK	1,620	408	1,101	1,510
Okawville, IL	1,620	367	1,175	1,542
Birch Run, MI	1,620	137	4,723	4,860
Garden City, MO	1,622	253	1,177	1,430
Black Rock, NM	1,620	437	1,596	2,032
Woodward, IA	1,621	129	723	853

Source: The Woodward, 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.