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

Crime Index, #96

Iowa City, IA	1,250.37
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.

Iowa City, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	31	51	130	269	1,411	76	6
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.4	42.7	70.3	179.3	370.9	1,945.6	104.8	8.3	1,244
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	28	56	144	357	1,411	82	7
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	39.5	79.0	203.2	503.8	1,991.4	115.7	9.9	1,327
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	29	31	124	387	1,394	61	3
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.4	41.9	44.8	179.2	559.1	2,014.0	88.1	4.3	1,305
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	24	18	121	326	1,207	47	8
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.2	26.4	177.4	477.9	1,769.4	68.9	11.7	1,109
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	32	31	120	283	1,176	74	8
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	45.4	44.0	170.4	401.9	1,670.2	105.1	11.4	1,135
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	24	50	170	280	1,192	77	4
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.5	35.1	73.1	248.4	409.2	1,742.0	112.5	5.8	1,252
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	7	24	55	171	388	1,232	72	13
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	10.4	35.5	81.4	253.0	574.0	1,822.5	106.5	19.2	1,505
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	18	33	156	217	1,054	62	10
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.7	52.6	248.8	346.1	1,681.0	98.9	15.9	1,115
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	30	39	142	294	999	81	7
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	47.5	61.7	224.6	465.0	1,580.2	128.1	11.1	1,247
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	32	37	115	326	1,082	72	9
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	50.6	58.5	181.7	515.2	1,709.9	113.8	14.2	1,265
	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

Iowa City, IA	4.56
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.

Iowa City, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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	Iowa City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Iowa City, 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

Iowa City, IA	1.17
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.

Iowa City, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Iowa City, IA	Count	100	79	21
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	137.9	108.9	29.0	1.23
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	104	82	22
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	146.8	115.7	31.0	1.31
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	100	77	23
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	144.5	111.2	33.2	1.28
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	102	79	23
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	149.5	115.8	33.7	1.33
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	103	80	23
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	146.3	113.6	32.7	1.30
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	95	74	21
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	138.8	108.1	30.7	1.23
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	100	72	28
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	147.9	106.5	41.4	1.27
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	102	73	29
	Iowa City, IA	Per 100,000	162.7	116.4	46.3	1.40
	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	Iowa City, IA	Count	98	71	27
2005	Iowa City, IA	Count	98	70	28