Storm Lake, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Storm Lake, IA Summary

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

  • There were 189 total crimes committed in Storm Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,676.4 total crimes per 100K people in Storm Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Storm Lake is -27.87% below the national average.
  • Storm Lake ranks #85 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Storm Lake ranks #5,799 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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Storm Lake Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Storm Lake is 1,676.4 per 100,000 people. That's -27.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.25% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Storm Lake
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 189 1,676.4 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 319.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 40 354.8 303.5 369.8
Burglary 27 239.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 114 1,011.2 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 71.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 149 1,321.6 1,698.2 1,954.4

Storm Lake 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 Storm Lake

40
Violent Crimes
354.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Storm Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Storm Lake is 354.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 281.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Storm Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.91% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Storm Lake

149
Property Crimes
1,321.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 149 property crimes in Storm Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Storm Lake is 1,321.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Storm Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.18% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Storm Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Carroll, IA 10,195 156 1,530.2 1,422.3 107.9
Denison, IA 8,048 94 1,168.0 832.5 335.5
Sheldon, IA 5,385 60 1,114.2 798.5 315.7
Cherokee, IA 4,800 42 875.0 479.2 395.8

Storm Lake SnackAbility

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