Creston, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Creston, IA Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Creston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,532.7 total crimes per 100K people in Creston.
  • The overall crime rate in Creston is -34.06% below the national average.
  • Creston ranks #81 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Creston ranks #5,409 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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Creston Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Creston is 1,532.7 per 100,000 people. That's -34.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.43% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Creston
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 1,532.7 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 13.4 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 282.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 26 349.6 303.5 369.8
Burglary 19 255.4 371.1 269.8
Larceny 57 766.3 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 161.3 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 88 1,183.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Creston 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 Creston

26
Violent Crimes
349.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Creston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Creston is 349.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 286.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Creston each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 15.18% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Creston

88
Property Crimes
1,183.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 88 property crimes in Creston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Creston is 1,183.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Creston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.33% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Creston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Decatur, IL 68,789 2,187 3,179.3 2,474.2 705.1
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Indianola, IA 15,817 409 2,585.8 1,707.0 878.8
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Atlantic, IA 6,726 150 2,230.2 1,769.3 460.9
Red Oak, IA 5,568 106 1,903.7 1,544.5 359.2
Winterset, IA 5,403 82 1,517.7 1,055.0 462.7

Creston SnackAbility

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