Jefferson, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jefferson, IA Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Jefferson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,061.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson is -11.31% below the national average.
  • Jefferson ranks #103 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Jefferson ranks #6,662 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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Jefferson Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson is 2,061.3 per 100,000 people. That's -11.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.98% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 2,061.3 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 171.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 8 196.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 19 466.3 371.1 269.8
Larceny 53 1,300.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 98.2 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 76 1,865.0 1,698.2 1,954.4

Jefferson 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 Jefferson

8
Violent Crimes
196.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson is 196.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 509.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.31% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson

76
Property Crimes
1,865.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson is 1,865.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.82% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jefferson

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
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Carroll, IA 10,195 156 1,530.2 1,422.3 107.9
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7

Jefferson SnackAbility

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