Hiawatha, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hiawatha, IA Summary

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

  • There were 170 total crimes committed in Hiawatha the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,391.3 total crimes per 100K people in Hiawatha.
  • The overall crime rate in Hiawatha is 2.89% above the national average.
  • Hiawatha ranks #115 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Hiawatha ranks #7,301 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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Hiawatha Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hiawatha is 2,391.3 per 100,000 people. That's 2.89% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.46% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hiawatha
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 170 2,391.3 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 4 56.3 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 253.2 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 23 323.5 303.5 369.8
Burglary 35 492.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 94 1,322.3 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 253.2 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 147 2,067.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha

23
Violent Crimes
323.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Hiawatha in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hiawatha is 323.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hiawatha each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.61% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hiawatha

147
Property Crimes
2,067.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Hiawatha in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hiawatha is 2,067.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hiawatha each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.76% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hiawatha

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cedar Rapids, IA 135,362 4,557 3,366.5 3,046.6 319.9
Marion, IA 41,793 614 1,469.1 1,225.1 244.1
Coralville, IA 23,555 686 2,912.3 2,627.9 284.4
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
North Liberty, IA 21,131 100 473.2 359.7 113.6
Independence, IA 6,236 80 1,282.9 1,138.6 144.3
Manchester, IA 5,134 98 1,908.8 1,616.7 292.2
Vinton, IA 4,996 30 600.5 560.4 40.0

Hiawatha SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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