Onawa, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Onawa, IA Summary

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

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Onawa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,022.3 total crimes per 100K people in Onawa.
  • The overall crime rate in Onawa is -56.02% below the national average.
  • Onawa ranks #45 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Onawa ranks #3,813 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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Onawa Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Onawa is 1,022.3 per 100,000 people. That's -56.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.93% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Onawa
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 1,022.3 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 36.5 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 182.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 6 219.1 303.5 369.8
Burglary 6 219.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 13 474.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 109.5 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 22 803.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Onawa 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 Onawa

6
Violent Crimes
219.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Onawa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Onawa is 219.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 456.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Onawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.82% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Onawa

22
Property Crimes
803.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Onawa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Onawa is 803.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Onawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.70% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Onawa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fremont, NE 26,210 583 2,224.3 2,037.4 187.0
Denison, IA 8,048 94 1,168.0 832.5 335.5
Blair, NE 7,855 75 954.8 878.4 76.4
Wayne, NE 6,056 51 842.1 726.6 115.6
Bennington, NE 1,524 16 1,049.9 984.3 65.6

Onawa SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
9
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