Emmetsburg, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Emmetsburg, IA Summary

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

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Emmetsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 830.6 total crimes per 100K people in Emmetsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Emmetsburg is -64.26% below the national average.
  • Emmetsburg ranks #36 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Emmetsburg ranks #3,155 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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Emmetsburg Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emmetsburg is 830.6 per 100,000 people. That's -64.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.51% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emmetsburg
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 830.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 249.2 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 9 249.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 83.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 17 470.7 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 27.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 21 581.4 1,698.2 1,954.4

Emmetsburg 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 Emmetsburg

9
Violent Crimes
249.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Emmetsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emmetsburg is 249.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emmetsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -17.90% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emmetsburg

21
Property Crimes
581.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Emmetsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emmetsburg is 581.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Emmetsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.76% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Emmetsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Dodge, IA 25,097 882 3,514.4 2,996.4 518.0
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Fairmont, MN 10,369 160 1,543.1 1,311.6 231.5
Estherville, IA 5,847 49 838.0 615.7 222.3
Algona, IA 5,257 29 551.6 209.2 342.4

Emmetsburg SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
10
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