Cedar Rapids, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cedar Rapids, IA Summary

Crime in Cedar Rapids research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids:

  • There were 4,557 total crimes committed in Cedar Rapids the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,366.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cedar Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 44.85% above the national average.
  • Cedar Rapids ranks #126 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Cedar Rapids ranks #8,498 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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Cedar Rapids Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 3,366.5 per 100,000 people. That's 44.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 68.18% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cedar Rapids
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,557 3,366.5 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 10 7.4 3.5 6.3
Robbery 55 40.6 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 354 261.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 433 319.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 598 441.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 3,108 2,296.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 418 308.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 4,124 3,046.6 1,698.2 1,954.4

Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids

433
Violent Crimes
319.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 433 violent crimes in Cedar Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 319.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 312.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cedar Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.40% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cedar Rapids

4,124
Property Crimes
3,046.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
55.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,124 property crimes in Cedar Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 3,046.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cedar Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 55.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.40% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cedar Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marion, IA 41,793 614 1,469.1 1,225.1 244.1
Coralville, IA 23,555 686 2,912.3 2,627.9 284.4
North Liberty, IA 21,131 100 473.2 359.7 113.6
Hiawatha, IA 7,109 170 2,391.3 2,067.8 323.5

Cedar Rapids SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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