Oskaloosa, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oskaloosa, IA Summary

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

  • There were 185 total crimes committed in Oskaloosa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,611.6 total crimes per 100K people in Oskaloosa.
  • The overall crime rate in Oskaloosa is -30.66% below the national average.
  • Oskaloosa ranks #82 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Oskaloosa ranks #5,630 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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Oskaloosa Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oskaloosa is 1,611.6 per 100,000 people. That's -30.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.49% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oskaloosa
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 185 1,611.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 3 26.1 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 226.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 50 435.6 303.5 369.8
Burglary 27 235.2 371.1 269.8
Larceny 86 749.2 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 191.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 135 1,176.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa

50
Violent Crimes
435.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Oskaloosa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oskaloosa is 435.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oskaloosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.52% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oskaloosa

135
Property Crimes
1,176.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Oskaloosa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oskaloosa is 1,176.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oskaloosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.75% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oskaloosa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Indianola, IA 15,817 409 2,585.8 1,707.0 878.8
Newton, IA 15,563 279 1,792.7 1,349.4 443.4
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
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Grinnell, IA 9,474 261 2,754.9 1,942.2 812.8
Knoxville, IA 7,366 168 2,280.7 1,778.4 502.3
Washington, IA 7,209 166 2,302.7 1,886.5 416.1
Centerville, IA 5,303 126 2,376.0 2,093.2 282.9

Oskaloosa SnackAbility

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