Tama, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tama, IA Summary

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

  • There were 46 total crimes committed in Tama the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,693.0 total crimes per 100K people in Tama.
  • The overall crime rate in Tama is -27.16% below the national average.
  • Tama ranks #88 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Tama ranks #5,836 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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Tama Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tama is 1,693.0 per 100,000 people. That's -27.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.42% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tama
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 1,693.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 846.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 24 883.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 10 368.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 10 368.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 73.6 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 22 809.7 1,698.2 1,954.4

Tama 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 Tama

24
Violent Crimes
883.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
138.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Tama in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tama is 883.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tama each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 138.87% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 191.06% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tama

22
Property Crimes
809.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Tama in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tama is 809.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tama each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.32% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tama

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cedar Rapids, IA 135,362 4,557 3,366.5 3,046.6 319.9
Cedar Falls, IA 40,321 830 2,058.5 1,860.1 198.4
Marshalltown, IA 27,207 657 2,414.8 1,756.9 657.9
Newton, IA 15,563 279 1,792.7 1,349.4 443.4
Pella, IA 10,729 91 848.2 708.4 139.8
Grinnell, IA 9,474 261 2,754.9 1,942.2 812.8
Hiawatha, IA 7,109 170 2,391.3 2,067.8 323.5
Nevada, IA 6,744 114 1,690.4 1,230.7 459.7
Independence, IA 6,236 80 1,282.9 1,138.6 144.3
Vinton, IA 4,996 30 600.5 560.4 40.0

Tama SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9
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