Winterset, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Winterset, IA Summary

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

  • There were 82 total crimes committed in Winterset the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,517.7 total crimes per 100K people in Winterset.
  • The overall crime rate in Winterset is -34.70% below the national average.
  • Winterset ranks #79 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Winterset ranks #5,366 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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Winterset Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winterset is 1,517.7 per 100,000 people. That's -34.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.18% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winterset
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 82 1,517.7 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 407.2 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 25 462.7 303.5 369.8
Burglary 15 277.6 371.1 269.8
Larceny 36 666.3 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 111.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 57 1,055.0 1,698.2 1,954.4

Winterset 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 Winterset

25
Violent Crimes
462.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
25.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Winterset in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winterset is 462.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 216.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winterset each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 25.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 52.46% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winterset

57
Property Crimes
1,055.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Winterset in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winterset is 1,055.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winterset each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.88% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winterset

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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

Winterset SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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