Council Bluffs Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Council Bluffs crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Council Bluffs for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Council Bluffs in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 157.54% and the city property crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the national property crime rate average by 102.57%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 280.03% and the city property crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 165.74%.
Council Bluffs Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Council Bluffs Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Council Bluffs Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault498
Arson31
Burglary801
Forcible Rape60
Larceny and Theft2,412
Motor Vehicle Theft433
Murder and Manslaughter1
Robbery77
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,168
Property Crime3,646
Violent Crime636
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault420
Arson27
Burglary842
Forcible Rape66
Larceny and Theft2,005
Motor Vehicle Theft295
Murder and Manslaughter1
Robbery80
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,675
Property Crime3,153
Violent Crime567

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Council Bluffs Property Crime Council Bluffs Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Council Bluffs Crime 2010 Council Bluffs Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Council Bluffs Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Council Bluffs Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Council Bluffs, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Council Bluffs crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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