Mason City, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mason City, IA Summary

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

  • There were 802 total crimes committed in Mason City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,966.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mason City.
  • The overall crime rate in Mason City is 27.65% above the national average.
  • Mason City ranks #123 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Mason City ranks #8,086 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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Mason City Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mason City is 2,966.9 per 100,000 people. That's 27.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.21% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mason City
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 802 2,966.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 11 40.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 199.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 79 292.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 122 451.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 547 2,023.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 199.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 723 2,674.6 1,698.2 1,954.4

Mason City 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 Mason City

79
Violent Crimes
292.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Mason City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mason City is 292.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 342.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mason City each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.70% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mason City

723
Property Crimes
2,674.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 723 property crimes in Mason City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mason City is 2,674.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mason City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.85% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.49% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Mason City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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