Marshalltown, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marshalltown, IA Summary

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

  • There were 657 total crimes committed in Marshalltown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,414.8 total crimes per 100K people in Marshalltown.
  • The overall crime rate in Marshalltown is 3.90% above the national average.
  • Marshalltown ranks #116 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Marshalltown ranks #7,334 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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Marshalltown Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marshalltown is 2,414.8 per 100,000 people. That's 3.90% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.64% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marshalltown
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 657 2,414.8 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.7 3.5 6.3
Robbery 6 22.1 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 146 536.6 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 179 657.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 86 316.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 352 1,293.8 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 147.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 478 1,756.9 1,698.2 1,954.4

Marshalltown 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 Marshalltown

179
Violent Crimes
657.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 179 violent crimes in Marshalltown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marshalltown is 657.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marshalltown each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.91% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 116.79% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marshalltown

478
Property Crimes
1,756.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 478 property crimes in Marshalltown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marshalltown is 1,756.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marshalltown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.11% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.45% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marshalltown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 213,060 8,102 3,802.7 3,173.8 628.9
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
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
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Boone, IA 12,448 178 1,429.9 1,108.6 321.3
Pella, IA 10,729 91 848.2 708.4 139.8
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7

Marshalltown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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