Rock Valley, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rock Valley, IA Summary

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

  • There were 20 total crimes committed in Rock Valley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 487.1 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Valley.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Valley is -79.04% below the national average.
  • Rock Valley ranks #13 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Rock Valley ranks #1,746 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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Rock Valley Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Valley is 487.1 per 100,000 people. That's -79.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.67% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Valley
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 20 487.1 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 73.1 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 121.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 73.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 10 243.5 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 48.7 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 15 365.3 1,698.2 1,954.4

Rock Valley 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 Rock Valley

5
Violent Crimes
121.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Rock Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Valley is 121.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 821.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.07% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.88% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Valley

15
Property Crimes
365.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Rock Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Valley is 365.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 273.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.49% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Valley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worthington, MN 13,616 154 1,131.0 874.0 257.1
Brandon, SD 10,914 73 668.9 613.9 55.0
Le Mars, IA 10,564 122 1,154.9 880.3 274.5
Sioux Center, IA 8,340 25 299.8 251.8 48.0
Tea, SD 6,894 110 1,595.6 1,392.5 203.1
Sheldon, IA 5,385 60 1,114.2 798.5 315.7
Canton, SD 3,033 46 1,516.7 1,121.0 395.6
Lennox, SD 2,520 18 714.3 476.2 238.1

Rock Valley SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
10
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