Windsor Heights, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Windsor Heights, IA Summary

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

  • There were 182 total crimes committed in Windsor Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,563.0 total crimes per 100K people in Windsor Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Windsor Heights is 53.30% above the national average.
  • Windsor Heights ranks #130 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Windsor Heights ranks #8,656 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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Windsor Heights Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Windsor Heights is 3,563.0 per 100,000 people. That's 53.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 78.00% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Windsor Heights
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 182 3,563.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 215.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 11 215.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 1 19.6 371.1 269.8
Larceny 161 3,151.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 176.2 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 171 3,347.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights

11
Violent Crimes
215.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Windsor Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Windsor Heights is 215.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 464.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Windsor Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.04% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Windsor Heights

171
Property Crimes
3,347.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 171 property crimes in Windsor Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Windsor Heights is 3,347.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Windsor Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 97.13% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Windsor Heights

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
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1

Windsor Heights SnackAbility

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