Indianola, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Indianola, IA Summary

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

  • There were 409 total crimes committed in Indianola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,585.8 total crimes per 100K people in Indianola.
  • The overall crime rate in Indianola is 11.26% above the national average.
  • Indianola ranks #117 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Indianola ranks #7,604 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.

Additional research about crime in Iowa

Indianola Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Indianola is 2,585.8 per 100,000 people. That's 11.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 29.18% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Indianola
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 409 2,585.8 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 720.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 139 878.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 18 113.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 239 1,511.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 82.2 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 270 1,707.0 1,698.2 1,954.4

Indianola 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 Indianola

139
Violent Crimes
878.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
137.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 139 violent crimes in Indianola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Indianola is 878.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Indianola each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 137.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 189.57% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Indianola

270
Property Crimes
1,707.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 270 property crimes in Indianola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Indianola is 1,707.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Indianola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.52% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Indianola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Ames, IA 66,852 1,003 1,500.3 1,281.9 218.4
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Carlisle, IA 4,225 59 1,396.4 1,065.1 331.4

Indianola SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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