Grundy Center, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grundy Center, IA Summary

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

  • There were 10 total crimes committed in Grundy Center the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 356.6 total crimes per 100K people in Grundy Center.
  • The overall crime rate in Grundy Center is -84.66% below the national average.
  • Grundy Center ranks #10 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Grundy Center ranks #1,277 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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Grundy Center Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grundy Center is 356.6 per 100,000 people. That's -84.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.18% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grundy Center
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10 356.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 71.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 142.7 303.5 369.8
Burglary 2 71.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 3 107.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 35.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 6 214.0 1,698.2 1,954.4

Grundy Center 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 Grundy Center

4
Violent Crimes
142.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Grundy Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grundy Center is 142.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 701.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grundy Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.00% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grundy Center

6
Property Crimes
214.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Grundy Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grundy Center is 214.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 467.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grundy Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.40% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grundy Center

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
Cedar Falls, IA 40,321 830 2,058.5 1,860.1 198.4
Marshalltown, IA 27,207 657 2,414.8 1,756.9 657.9
Newton, IA 15,563 279 1,792.7 1,349.4 443.4
Waverly, IA 10,445 181 1,732.9 1,072.3 660.6
Grinnell, IA 9,474 261 2,754.9 1,942.2 812.8
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7
Independence, IA 6,236 80 1,282.9 1,138.6 144.3
Iowa Falls, IA 5,023 120 2,389.0 1,592.7 796.3
Vinton, IA 4,996 30 600.5 560.4 40.0

Grundy Center SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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