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Independence Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Independence crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 14 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Independence for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Independence in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 61.31% and the city property crime rate in Independence was lower than the national property crime rate average by 42.2%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Independence was lower than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 45.81% and the city property crime rate in Independence was lower than the property crime rate in Iowa by 24.28%.

Property and Violent Crime
Independence Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Independence Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Independence Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4
Arson0
Burglary9
Larceny and Theft41
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)59
Property Crime56
Violent Crime8
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault10
Arson0
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft40
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)58
Property Crime55
Violent Crime14

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Independence Property Crime

Independence Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Independence Crime 2025

Independence Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Independence Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Independence Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Independence, 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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Independence crime report data for 2026 was projected from 14 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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