Bloomfield, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bloomfield, IA Summary

Crime in Bloomfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bloomfield over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bloomfield:

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in Bloomfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 297.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bloomfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Bloomfield is -87.22% below the national average.
  • Bloomfield ranks #6 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Bloomfield ranks #1,067 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bloomfield Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bloomfield is 297.0 per 100,000 people. That's -87.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -85.17% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bloomfield
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 297.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 74.2 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 2 74.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 1 37.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 4 148.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 37.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 6 222.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Bloomfield Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bloomfield

2
Violent Crimes
74.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Bloomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bloomfield is 74.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,347.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bloomfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.54% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bloomfield

6
Property Crimes
222.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Bloomfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bloomfield is 222.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 449.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bloomfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.89% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bloomfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ottumwa, IA 25,249 1,124 4,451.7 3,675.4 776.3
Kirksville, MO 17,515 900 5,138.5 4,636.0 502.4
Oskaloosa, IA 11,479 185 1,611.6 1,176.1 435.6
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Centerville, IA 5,303 126 2,376.0 2,093.2 282.9

Bloomfield SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9
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