Marion, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marion, IA Summary

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

  • There were 614 total crimes committed in Marion the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,469.1 total crimes per 100K people in Marion.
  • The overall crime rate in Marion is -36.79% below the national average.
  • Marion ranks #76 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Marion ranks #5,221 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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Marion Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marion is 1,469.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.61% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marion
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 614 1,469.1 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 6 14.4 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 81 193.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 102 244.1 303.5 369.8
Burglary 53 126.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 406 971.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 126.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 512 1,225.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Marion 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 Marion

102
Violent Crimes
244.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marion is 244.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 409.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.58% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marion

512
Property Crimes
1,225.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 512 property crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marion is 1,225.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.86% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marion

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
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
Hiawatha, IA 7,109 170 2,391.3 2,067.8 323.5
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
Mount Vernon, IA 4,463 24 537.8 380.9 156.8

Marion SnackAbility

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