Centerville, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Centerville, IA Summary

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

  • There were 126 total crimes committed in Centerville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,376.0 total crimes per 100K people in Centerville.
  • The overall crime rate in Centerville is 2.23% above the national average.
  • Centerville ranks #112 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Centerville ranks #7,265 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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Centerville Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centerville is 2,376.0 per 100,000 people. That's 2.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.70% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centerville
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 126 2,376.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 207.4 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 15 282.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 34 641.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 64 1,206.9 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 245.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 111 2,093.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Centerville 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 Centerville

15
Violent Crimes
282.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Centerville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centerville is 282.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 353.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.80% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centerville

111
Property Crimes
2,093.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Centerville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centerville is 2,093.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.25% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centerville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ottumwa, IA 25,249 1,124 4,451.7 3,675.4 776.3
Kirksville, MO 17,515 900 5,138.5 4,636.0 502.4
Oskaloosa, IA 11,479 185 1,611.6 1,176.1 435.6
Pella, IA 10,729 91 848.2 708.4 139.8
Knoxville, IA 7,366 168 2,280.7 1,778.4 502.3

Centerville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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