Clarion, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clarion, IA Summary

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

  • There were 14 total crimes committed in Clarion the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 525.9 total crimes per 100K people in Clarion.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarion is -77.37% below the national average.
  • Clarion ranks #15 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Clarion ranks #1,918 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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Clarion Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarion is 525.9 per 100,000 people. That's -77.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.73% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarion
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14 525.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 187.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 187.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 9 338.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 9 338.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Clarion 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 Clarion

5
Violent Crimes
187.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Clarion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarion is 187.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 532.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarion each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.11% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarion

9
Property Crimes
338.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 property crimes in Clarion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarion is 338.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 295.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.09% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ames, IA 66,852 1,003 1,500.3 1,281.9 218.4
Fort Dodge, IA 25,097 882 3,514.4 2,996.4 518.0
Boone, IA 12,448 178 1,429.9 1,108.6 321.3
Clear Lake, IA 7,501 194 2,586.3 1,879.7 706.6
Algona, IA 5,257 29 551.6 209.2 342.4
Iowa Falls, IA 5,023 120 2,389.0 1,592.7 796.3

Clarion SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
10
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