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

Crime Index, #115

Mason City, IA	1,679.73
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.

Mason City, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mason City, IA	Count	0	5	5	16	217	699	27	3
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.1	18.1	57.9	785.7	2,531.0	97.8	10.9	1,251
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	1	8	4	17	216	884	30	7
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	3.6	28.8	14.4	61.3	778.5	3,185.9	108.1	25.2	1,522
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	2	6	3	29	344	979	53	6
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	7.1	21.4	10.7	103.4	1,226.3	3,489.9	188.9	21.4	1,914
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	1	10	9	23	314	939	49	4
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	3.5	35.4	31.9	81.5	1,112.4	3,326.7	173.6	14.2	1,835
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	11	1	35	203	807	48	6
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	40.2	3.7	128.0	742.4	2,951.3	175.5	21.9	1,533
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	12	4	21	203	896	36	4
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	44.2	14.7	77.4	747.9	3,301.2	132.6	14.7	1,587
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	1	6	3	23	142	720	38	4
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	3.7	22.0	11.0	84.2	520.1	2,636.9	139.2	14.6	1,255
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	8	18	34	242	872	27	7
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.0	65.4	123.5	878.7	3,166.2	98.0	25.4	1,648
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	1	11	14	48	291	1,080	53	11
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	3.6	39.2	49.9	171.1	1,037.2	3,849.3	188.9	39.2	2,073
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	12	12	48	306	1,227	61	9
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	42.4	42.4	169.7	1,081.7	4,337.2	215.6	31.8	2,180
	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

Mason City, IA	8.75
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.

Mason City, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason 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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason 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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason 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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason 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
2009	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason City, 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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason City, 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	Mason City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mason 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	Mason City, IA	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	7.1	0.0	3.6	0.0	3.6	0.0	71
	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

Mason City, IA	1.65
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.

Mason City, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mason City, IA	Count	51	46	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	184.7	166.6	18.1	1.76
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	50	45	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	180.2	162.2	18.0	1.71
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	50	45	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	178.2	160.4	17.8	1.69
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	51	46	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	180.7	163.0	17.7	1.72
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	53	48	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	193.8	175.5	18.3	1.85
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	52	47	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	191.6	173.2	18.4	1.82
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	51	47	4
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	186.8	172.1	14.6	1.79
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	54	49	5
	Mason City, IA	Per 100,000	196.1	177.9	18.2	1.87
	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	Mason City, IA	Count	51	46	5
2005	Mason City, IA	Count	64	49	15