Ottumwa, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ottumwa, IA Summary

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

  • There were 1,124 total crimes committed in Ottumwa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,451.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ottumwa.
  • The overall crime rate in Ottumwa is 91.54% above the national average.
  • Ottumwa ranks #135 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Ottumwa ranks #9,199 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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Ottumwa Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ottumwa is 4,451.7 per 100,000 people. That's 91.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 122.39% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ottumwa
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,124 4,451.7 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 7 27.7 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 144 570.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 196 776.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 138 546.6 371.1 269.8
Larceny 710 2,812.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 80 316.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 928 3,675.4 1,698.2 1,954.4

Ottumwa 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 Ottumwa

196
Violent Crimes
776.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
109.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 196 violent crimes in Ottumwa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ottumwa is 776.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ottumwa each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 109.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 155.78% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ottumwa

928
Property Crimes
3,675.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 928 property crimes in Ottumwa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ottumwa is 3,675.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ottumwa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 116.42% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ottumwa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oskaloosa, IA 11,479 185 1,611.6 1,176.1 435.6
Pella, IA 10,729 91 848.2 708.4 139.8
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Knoxville, IA 7,366 168 2,280.7 1,778.4 502.3
Washington, IA 7,209 166 2,302.7 1,886.5 416.1
Centerville, IA 5,303 126 2,376.0 2,093.2 282.9

Ottumwa SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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