Humboldt, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Humboldt, IA Summary

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

  • There were 42 total crimes committed in Humboldt the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 917.6 total crimes per 100K people in Humboldt.
  • The overall crime rate in Humboldt is -60.52% below the national average.
  • Humboldt ranks #41 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Humboldt ranks #3,449 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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Humboldt Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Humboldt is 917.6 per 100,000 people. That's -60.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.16% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Humboldt
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 42 917.6 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 21.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 21.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 4 87.4 371.1 269.8
Larceny 30 655.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 152.9 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 41 895.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Humboldt 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 Humboldt

1
Violent Crimes
21.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Humboldt in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Humboldt is 21.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,577.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Humboldt each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.80% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Humboldt

41
Property Crimes
895.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Humboldt in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Humboldt is 895.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Humboldt each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.25% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Humboldt

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Dodge, IA 25,097 882 3,514.4 2,996.4 518.0
Boone, IA 12,448 178 1,429.9 1,108.6 321.3
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Algona, IA 5,257 29 551.6 209.2 342.4

Humboldt SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
10
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