USA.com / Iowa / Polk County / Altoona, IA / Crime and Crime Rate

Altoona, IA Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in IA

High / Low IA Cities by Males Employed

High / Low IA Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in IA

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in IA

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in IA

Most / Least Educated Cities in IA

The Altoona crime rate is about the same as the Iowa average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #93

Altoona, IA	1,228.75
Iowa	1,202.97
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Altoona, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Altoona, IA	Count	0	2	3	14	60	403	13	1
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.6	18.8	87.9	376.8	2,530.8	81.6	6.3	1,041
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.9	26.6	33.6	201.6	464.4	1,495.8	133.6	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Altoona, IA	Count	0	1	4	14	47	506	14	1
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.4	25.5	89.3	299.7	3,226.4	89.3	6.4	1,161
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.4	24.5	30.4	204.6	513.5	1,543.0	137.4	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Altoona, IA	Count	0	1	4	19	74	438	21	3
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.7	27.0	128.1	499.0	2,953.5	141.6	20.2	1,262
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Altoona, IA	Count	0	1	4	14	66	424	14	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.8	27.4	95.8	451.5	2,900.7	95.8	13.7	1,171
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	27.2	26.9	199.9	568.2	1,633.6	128.5	NA	1,156
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Altoona, IA	Count	1	5	1	14	84	327	15	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	6.7	33.3	6.7	93.3	559.6	2,178.3	99.9	0.0	1,244
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.4	33.2	211.6	546.8	1,571.8	124.0	NA	1,146
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Altoona, IA	Count	0	2	6	14	59	342	16	1
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	42.0	97.9	412.7	2,392.1	111.9	7.0	1,091
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	28.4	39.7	210.0	539.4	1,640.0	129.3	NA	1,173
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Altoona, IA	Count	0	5	2	10	49	407	16	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	34.8	13.9	69.7	341.3	2,835.2	111.5	13.9	1,201
	Iowa	Per 100,000	2.5	29.6	41.6	210.1	547.9	1,728.8	144.3	NA	1,237
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Altoona, IA	Count	0	4	2	16	44	416	25	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.8	14.4	115.3	317.0	2,996.7	180.1	0.0	1,279
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.2	30.3	43.9	219.2	567.0	1,885.1	163.5	NA	1,291
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Altoona, IA	Count	1	2	4	9	68	462	12	3
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	8.2	16.5	32.9	74.0	559.4	3,800.6	98.7	24.7	1,609
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.9	38.9	223.3	606.4	2,042.7	184.6	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Altoona, IA	14.22
Iowa	5.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Altoona, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Altoona, IA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	6.4	0.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.0	63
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Altoona, IA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	6.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	66
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Altoona, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Altoona, IA	1.52
Iowa	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Altoona, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Altoona, IA	Count	26	24	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	163.3	150.7	12.6	1.57
	Iowa	Per 100,000	264.1	169.8	94.3	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Altoona, IA	Count	26	24	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	165.8	153.0	12.8	1.59
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Altoona, IA	Count	25	23	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	168.6	155.1	13.5	1.62
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Altoona, IA	Count	25	23	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	171.0	157.4	13.7	1.64
	Iowa	Per 100,000	253.3	169.7	83.5	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Altoona, IA	Count	25	23	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	166.5	153.2	13.3	1.60
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Altoona, IA	Count	26	24	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	181.9	167.9	14.0	1.75
	Iowa	Per 100,000	269.6	176.7	92.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Altoona, IA	Count	26	23	3
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	181.1	160.2	20.9	1.71
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.7	174.2	96.5	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Altoona, IA	Count	24	22	2
	Altoona, IA	Per 100,000	172.9	158.5	14.4	1.66
	Iowa	Per 100,000	262.4	173.1	89.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Altoona, IA	Count	24	22	2
2005	Altoona, IA	Count	23	21	2