Colfax, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Colfax, IA Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Colfax the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 756.9 total crimes per 100K people in Colfax.
  • The overall crime rate in Colfax is -67.43% below the national average.
  • Colfax ranks #31 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Colfax ranks #2,858 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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Colfax Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Colfax is 756.9 per 100,000 people. That's -67.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.19% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Colfax
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 756.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 89.0 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 2 89.0 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 133.6 371.1 269.8
Larceny 8 356.2 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 178.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 15 667.9 1,698.2 1,954.4

Colfax 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 Colfax

2
Violent Crimes
89.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Colfax in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Colfax is 89.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,123.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Colfax each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.66% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Colfax

15
Property Crimes
667.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Colfax in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Colfax is 667.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 149.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Colfax each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.67% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Colfax

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Ames, IA 66,852 1,003 1,500.3 1,281.9 218.4
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Waukee, IA 28,790 248 861.4 722.5 138.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Altoona, IA 21,830 310 1,420.1 1,236.8 183.2
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Newton, IA 15,563 279 1,792.7 1,349.4 443.4
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9

Colfax SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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