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Crime Index, #9

Iowa	1,254.67
U.S.	1,776.27

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 Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Iowa	Count	39	836	1,011	6,447	16,656	47,883	3,776	NA
	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	Count	34	853	1,195	6,315	16,224	49,329	3,888	NA
	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	Count	76	888	1,248	6,308	16,450	51,907	4,332	NA
	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	Count	37	904	1,313	6,551	16,941	56,328	4,885	NA
	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	Count	55	828	1,298	6,274	18,017	60,556	5,006	NA
	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	Count	38	827	1,154	6,623	17,987	60,594	5,475	NA
	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	7.80
U.S.	26.40

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 Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Iowa	Count	17	10	0	5	2	0
	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	Count	18	10	1	4	3	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	Iowa	Count	33	20	4	5	3	1
	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	Count	27	16	1	5	5	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	Count	28	12	3	8	4	1
	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	2.02
U.S.	2.81

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 Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Iowa	Count	8,085	5,303	2,782
	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	Count	8,057	5,281	2,776
	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	Count	8,031	5,168	2,863
	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	Count	7,812	5,154	2,658
	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	Count	7,615	5,040	2,575
	Iowa	Per 100,000	257.1	170.2	86.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Iowa	Count	7,557	5,009	2,548
	Iowa	Per 100,000	254.8	168.9	85.9	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94