Altoona, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Altoona, IA Summary

Crime in Altoona research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Altoona over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Altoona:

  • There were 310 total crimes committed in Altoona the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,420.1 total crimes per 100K people in Altoona.
  • The overall crime rate in Altoona is -38.90% below the national average.
  • Altoona ranks #69 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Altoona ranks #5,084 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Altoona Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Altoona is 1,420.1 per 100,000 people. That's -38.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.06% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Altoona
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 310 1,420.1 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 3 13.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 160.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 40 183.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 12 55.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 230 1,053.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 128.3 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 270 1,236.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Altoona Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Altoona

40
Violent Crimes
183.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Altoona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Altoona is 183.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 545.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Altoona each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.62% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Altoona

270
Property Crimes
1,236.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 270 property crimes in Altoona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Altoona is 1,236.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Altoona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.17% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Altoona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 213,060 8,102 3,802.7 3,173.8 628.9
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Carlisle, IA 4,225 59 1,396.4 1,065.1 331.4

Altoona SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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