Atlantic, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Atlantic, IA Summary

Crime in Atlantic research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Atlantic 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 Atlantic:

  • There were 150 total crimes committed in Atlantic the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,230.2 total crimes per 100K people in Atlantic.
  • The overall crime rate in Atlantic is -4.05% below the national average.
  • Atlantic ranks #106 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Atlantic ranks #7,008 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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Atlantic Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atlantic is 2,230.2 per 100,000 people. That's -4.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.41% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atlantic
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 150 2,230.2 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 386.6 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 31 460.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 8 118.9 371.1 269.8
Larceny 101 1,501.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 148.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 119 1,769.3 1,698.2 1,954.4

Atlantic 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 Atlantic

31
Violent Crimes
460.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Atlantic in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atlantic is 460.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 217.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atlantic each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 51.87% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atlantic

119
Property Crimes
1,769.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 119 property crimes in Atlantic in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atlantic is 1,769.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atlantic each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.18% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atlantic

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Council Bluffs, IA 62,206 2,129 3,422.5 3,001.3 421.2
Carroll, IA 10,195 156 1,530.2 1,422.3 107.9
Denison, IA 8,048 94 1,168.0 832.5 335.5
Creston, IA 7,438 114 1,532.7 1,183.1 349.6
Red Oak, IA 5,568 106 1,903.7 1,544.5 359.2
Clarinda, IA 5,499 75 1,363.9 1,000.2 363.7
Glenwood, IA 5,195 64 1,232.0 885.5 346.5
Harlan, IA 4,936 17 344.4 303.9 40.5
Shenandoah, IA 4,861 82 1,686.9 1,049.2 637.7

Atlantic SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
10
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