Sioux City, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sioux City, IA Summary

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

  • There were 2,955 total crimes committed in Sioux City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,452.9 total crimes per 100K people in Sioux City.
  • The overall crime rate in Sioux City is 48.56% above the national average.
  • Sioux City ranks #128 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Sioux City ranks #8,583 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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Sioux City Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sioux City is 3,452.9 per 100,000 people. That's 48.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 72.50% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sioux City
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,955 3,452.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.2 3.5 6.3
Robbery 60 70.1 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 301 351.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 441 515.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 342 399.6 371.1 269.8
Larceny 1,893 2,212.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 279 326.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,514 2,937.6 1,698.2 1,954.4

Sioux City 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 Sioux City

441
Violent Crimes
515.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 441 violent crimes in Sioux City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sioux City is 515.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sioux City each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 69.80% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sioux City

2,514
Property Crimes
2,937.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,514 property crimes in Sioux City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sioux City is 2,937.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sioux City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.98% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Sioux City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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