Osceola, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Osceola, IA Summary

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

  • There were 104 total crimes committed in Osceola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,839.4 total crimes per 100K people in Osceola.
  • The overall crime rate in Osceola is -20.86% below the national average.
  • Osceola ranks #94 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Osceola ranks #6,167 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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Osceola Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Osceola is 1,839.4 per 100,000 people. That's -20.86% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.11% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Osceola
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 104 1,839.4 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 17.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 353.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 25 442.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 16 283.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 56 990.4 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 123.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 79 1,397.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Osceola 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 Osceola

25
Violent Crimes
442.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
19.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Osceola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Osceola is 442.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 226.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Osceola each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 19.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 45.69% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Osceola

79
Property Crimes
1,397.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 property crimes in Osceola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Osceola is 1,397.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Osceola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.72% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Osceola

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
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
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Le Roy, IL 3,448 26 754.1 667.1 87.0

Osceola SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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