Perry, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Perry, IA Summary

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

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Perry the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,164.5 total crimes per 100K people in Perry.
  • The overall crime rate in Perry is -49.90% below the national average.
  • Perry ranks #55 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Perry ranks #4,284 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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Perry Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Perry is 1,164.5 per 100,000 people. That's -49.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.82% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Perry
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 1,164.5 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 375.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 36 450.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 8 100.2 371.1 269.8
Larceny 45 563.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 50.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 57 713.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Perry 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 Perry

36
Violent Crimes
450.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Perry in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Perry is 450.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 221.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Perry each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.90% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 48.54% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Perry

57
Property Crimes
713.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Perry in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Perry is 713.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Perry each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.97% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Perry

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
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
Carroll, IA 10,195 156 1,530.2 1,422.3 107.9

Perry SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
8
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