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Crime rate in Lake City, Iowa (IA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map


City-Data.com crime index in Lake City, IA compared to other U.S. cities

Crime rate in Lake City, IA

The 2022 crime rate in Lake City, IA is 113 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 2.2 times smaller than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 54.6% U.S. cities. The 2022 Lake City crime rate rose by 1022% compared to 2021. In the last 5 years Lake City has seen increasing violent crime and increasing property crime.
See how dangerous Lake City, IA is compared to the nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Lake City:

112.7
Carroll:

101.2
Sac City:

317.9
Gowrie:

91.1
Jefferson:

146.5
Fort Dodge:

301.0
Storm Lake:

155.1
Denison:

140.7
City-Data.com crime index
Crime rates in Lake City by year

Type

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
8
(485.1)
1
(61.2)
0
(0.0)
4
(232.4)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
1
(60.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
6
(348.6)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
3
(180.4)
15
(909.6)
6
(367.4)
2
(125.6)
8
(464.8)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(62.8)
5
(290.5)
Arson
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index7.2137.726.910.1112.7

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.




According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Lake City, Iowa as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Lake City is 444 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.



Violent crime rate in 2022
Lake City:

116.2
U.S. Average:

219.8

Violent crime rate in 2021
Lake City:

0.0
U.S. Average:

224.8

Violent crime rate in 2020
Lake City:

30.6
U.S. Average:

228.2

Violent crime rate in 2019
Lake City:

242.6
U.S. Average:

219.9

Violent crime rate in 2018
Lake City:

0.0
U.S. Average:

221.2

Property crime rate in 2022
Lake City:

136.5
U.S. Average:

166.5

Property crime rate in 2021
Lake City:

15.7
U.S. Average:

157.8

Property crime rate in 2020
Lake City:

18.4
U.S. Average:

169.6

Property crime rate in 2019
Lake City:

57.6
U.S. Average:

179.7

Property crime rate in 2018
Lake City:

9.0
U.S. Average:

190.2
Murders per 100,000 population
Rapes per 100,000 population
Robberies per 100,000 population
Assaults per 100,000 population
Burglaries per 100,000 population
Thefts per 100,000 population
Auto thefts per 100,000 population
Arson per 100,000 population

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2020, including police officers: 3 (3 officers - 3 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.84
Iowa average:

1.76

Zip codes: 51449.