Cherokee, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cherokee, IA Summary

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

  • There were 42 total crimes committed in Cherokee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 875.0 total crimes per 100K people in Cherokee.
  • The overall crime rate in Cherokee is -62.35% below the national average.
  • Cherokee ranks #40 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Cherokee ranks #3,317 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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Cherokee Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cherokee is 875.0 per 100,000 people. That's -62.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.29% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cherokee
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 42 875.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 395.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 19 395.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 6 125.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 13 270.8 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 83.3 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 23 479.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Cherokee 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 Cherokee

19
Violent Crimes
395.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Cherokee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cherokee is 395.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cherokee each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 30.43% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cherokee

23
Property Crimes
479.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 property crimes in Cherokee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cherokee is 479.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cherokee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.78% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cherokee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Le Mars, IA 10,564 122 1,154.9 880.3 274.5
Sioux Center, IA 8,340 25 299.8 251.8 48.0
Sheldon, IA 5,385 60 1,114.2 798.5 315.7

Cherokee SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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