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Iowa Crime Statistics for 2005

With a total population of 2,966,334, Iowa had a total crime index of 92,698 or 1 crime for every 32.00 people.

Of which 9.32% (8,642) were of a violent nature while 90.68% (84,056) were crimes against property.

Violent Crimes
Murders	38
Forced Rape	827
Robbery	1151
Aggravated Assault	6,623

Crimes Against Property
Burglary	17,987
Larceny & Theft	60,594
Vehicle Theft	5,475

Crime Rank based on number of crimes per capita	#17
Safety Rank based on number of violent crimes per capita	#20

*States are ranked from #1 (best) to #51 (worst) for each of the 50 states, including District of Columbia.

Year	Population	Crimes (total)	Violent Crimes (total)	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crimes (total)	Burglary	Theft (larceny)	Theft (vehicle)
2004	2,952,904	94,274	8,499	782	1,160	6,513	85,775	17,928	62,214	5,633
2003	2,941,976	95,729	8,175	796	1,131	6,198	87,554	17,515	64,400	5,639
2002	2,935,840	101,265	8,388	797	1,169	6,378	92,877	18,643	68,411	5,823
2001	2,931,967	96,499	7,865	649	1,154	6,012	88,634	16,885	66,244	5,505
2000	2,926,324	94,630	7,796	676	1,071	6,003	86,834	16,342	65,118	5,374
1999	2,869,413	92,497	8,034	780	1,051	6,160	84,463	17,012	62,316	5,135
1998	2,862,000	100,188	8,916	728	1,456	6,678	91,272	19,282	66,016	5,974
1997	2,852,000	108,827	8,841	579	1,593	6,617	99,986	22,003	71,301	6,682
1996	2,852,000	104,067	7,771	561	1,286	5,871	96,296	18,954	71,893	5,449
1995	2,842,000	116,575	10,071	619	1,507	7,894	106,504	21,527	78,645	6,332
1994	2,829,000	103,389	8,914	666	1,327	6,874	94,475	18,872	70,507	5,096
1993	2,814,000	108,239	9,159	686	1,517	6,890	99,080	20,562	73,148	5,370
1992	2,812,000	111,275	7,816	528	1,113	6,131	103,459	21,197	77,788	4,474
1991	2,795,000	115,546	8,477	583	1,257	6,580	107,069	23,267	79,030	4,772
1990	2,776,755	113,871	8,321	510	1,089	6,668	105,550	22,448	78,384	4,718