Denison, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Denison, IA Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Denison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,168.0 total crimes per 100K people in Denison.
  • The overall crime rate in Denison is -49.75% below the national average.
  • Denison ranks #56 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Denison ranks #4,294 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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Denison Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Denison is 1,168.0 per 100,000 people. That's -49.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.65% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Denison
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 1,168.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 285.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 27 335.5 303.5 369.8
Burglary 12 149.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 43 534.3 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 149.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 67 832.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Denison 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 Denison

27
Violent Crimes
335.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Denison is 335.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.54% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Denison

67
Property Crimes
832.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 property crimes in Denison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Denison is 832.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Denison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.98% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Denison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Carroll, IA 10,195 156 1,530.2 1,422.3 107.9
Atlantic, IA 6,726 150 2,230.2 1,769.3 460.9
Harlan, IA 4,936 17 344.4 303.9 40.5
Tekamah, NE 1,696 4 235.8 235.8 0.0

Denison SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
10
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