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The Council Bluffs crime rate is much higher than the Iowa average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #134

Council Bluffs, IA	3,835.68
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.

Council Bluffs, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	47	72	218	744	2,906	458	27
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.6	76.0	116.4	352.4	1,202.6	4,697.4	740.3	43.6	3,079
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	0	75	80	429	947	3,126	541	28
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	120.9	129.0	691.7	1,526.9	5,040.2	872.3	45.1	3,952
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	67	81	595	970	2,847	473	43
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.6	106.8	129.2	948.8	1,546.9	4,540.1	754.3	68.6	3,990
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	4	69	61	522	980	2,776	495	35
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	6.4	110.3	97.5	834.5	1,566.6	4,437.6	791.3	55.9	3,919
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	60	77	498	801	2,412	433	31
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.6	98.1	125.9	814.0	1,309.2	3,942.4	707.7	50.7	3,514
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	2	66	97	362	818	3,129	458	45
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	3.4	110.6	162.6	606.7	1,370.9	5,243.9	767.6	75.4	3,838
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	3	68	66	278	866	2,957	414	54
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	5.0	113.1	109.8	462.5	1,440.7	4,919.5	688.8	89.8	3,567
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	2	76	78	299	878	3,288	532	44
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	3.3	125.6	128.9	494.0	1,450.5	5,431.9	878.9	72.7	3,891
	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
2006	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	2	68	72	397	878	3,137	633	39
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	3.3	113.6	120.2	662.9	1,466.2	5,238.5	1,057.0	65.1	4,036
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.8	27.8	43.5	210.4	604.2	2,030.7	167.9	NA	1,336
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	0	61	79	585	1,034	3,435	676	34
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	102.4	132.6	981.8	1,735.3	5,764.8	1,134.5	57.1	4,571
	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

Council Bluffs, IA	19.56
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.

Council Bluffs, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	16
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	3.2	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	31
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, 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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, 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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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

Council Bluffs, IA	1.82
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.

Council Bluffs, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	131	112	19
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	211.8	181.0	30.7	1.96
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	131	112	19
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	211.2	180.6	30.6	1.96
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	131	111	20
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	208.9	177.0	31.9	1.93
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	132	112	20
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	211.0	179.0	32.0	1.95
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	131	111	20
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	214.1	181.4	32.7	1.98
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	131	110	21
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	219.5	184.4	35.2	2.02
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	124	106	18
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	204.9	175.1	29.7	1.90
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	124	106	18
	Council Bluffs, IA	Per 100,000	204.9	175.1	29.7	1.90
	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	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	123	106	17
2005	Council Bluffs, IA	Count	121	105	16