Decorah, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Decorah, IA Summary

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

  • There were 22 total crimes committed in Decorah the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 283.4 total crimes per 100K people in Decorah.
  • The overall crime rate in Decorah is -87.81% below the national average.
  • Decorah ranks #5 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Decorah ranks #1,018 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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Decorah Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Decorah is 283.4 per 100,000 people. That's -87.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -85.84% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Decorah
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 22 283.4 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 141.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 12 154.6 303.5 369.8
Burglary 1 12.9 371.1 269.8
Larceny 9 115.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 10 128.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Decorah 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 Decorah

12
Violent Crimes
154.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Decorah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Decorah is 154.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 647.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Decorah each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.07% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Decorah

10
Property Crimes
128.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-93.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 property crimes in Decorah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Decorah is 128.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 776.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Decorah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -93.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.42% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Decorah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 51,727 1,759 3,400.5 3,095.1 305.4
Onalaska, WI 18,807 406 2,158.8 2,121.6 37.2
Oelwein, IA 5,788 65 1,123.0 725.6 397.4
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,461 87 1,593.1 1,410.0 183.1
Waukon, IA 3,706 43 1,160.3 1,106.3 54.0

Decorah SnackAbility

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Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
10
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