Estherville, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Estherville, IA Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Estherville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 838.0 total crimes per 100K people in Estherville.
  • The overall crime rate in Estherville is -63.94% below the national average.
  • Estherville ranks #37 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Estherville ranks #3,185 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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Estherville Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Estherville is 838.0 per 100,000 people. That's -63.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.13% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Estherville
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 838.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 188.1 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 13 222.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 51.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 31 530.2 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 34.2 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 36 615.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Estherville 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 Estherville

13
Violent Crimes
222.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-39.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Estherville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Estherville is 222.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 449.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Estherville each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -39.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.74% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Estherville

36
Property Crimes
615.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Estherville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Estherville is 615.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Estherville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.74% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Estherville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worthington, MN 13,616 154 1,131.0 874.0 257.1
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Fairmont, MN 10,369 160 1,543.1 1,311.6 231.5
Spirit Lake, IA 5,448 117 2,147.6 1,872.2 275.3
Algona, IA 5,257 29 551.6 209.2 342.4

Estherville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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