Washington, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Washington, IA Summary

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

  • There were 166 total crimes committed in Washington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,302.7 total crimes per 100K people in Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Washington is -0.93% below the national average.
  • Washington ranks #111 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Washington ranks #7,156 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

Washington Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Washington is 2,302.7 per 100,000 people. That's -0.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.03% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Washington
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 166 2,302.7 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 2 27.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 235.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 30 416.1 303.5 369.8
Burglary 29 402.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 104 1,442.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 41.6 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 136 1,886.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Washington 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 Washington

30
Violent Crimes
416.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Washington is 416.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 240.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.12% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Washington

136
Property Crimes
1,886.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 136 property crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Washington is 1,886.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.09% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Washington

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
Ottumwa, IA 25,249 1,124 4,451.7 3,675.4 776.3
Coralville, IA 23,555 686 2,912.3 2,627.9 284.4
Burlington, IA 23,497 1,005 4,277.1 3,689.8 587.3
Muscatine, IA 23,237 460 1,979.6 1,626.7 352.9
North Liberty, IA 21,131 100 473.2 359.7 113.6
Oskaloosa, IA 11,479 185 1,611.6 1,176.1 435.6
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2

Washington SnackAbility

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