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Mount Vernon Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Mount Vernon crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 15 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Mount Vernon for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2020.

The city violent crime rate for Mount Vernon in 2020 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 59.7% and the city property crime rate in Mount Vernon was lower than the national property crime rate average by 80.25%.

In 2020 the city violent crime rate in Mount Vernon was lower than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 48.32% and the city property crime rate in Mount Vernon was lower than the property crime rate in Iowa by 77.57%.

Property and Violent Crime
Mount Vernon Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Mount Vernon Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Mount Vernon Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2020 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5
Arson0
Burglary2
Larceny and Theft11
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)17
Property Crime17
Violent Crime7
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1
Arson1
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft0
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)0
Property Crime0
Violent Crime4

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Mount Vernon Property Crime

Mount Vernon Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Mount Vernon Crime 2020

Mount Vernon Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Mount Vernon Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Mount Vernon Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon crime report data for 2026 was projected from 15 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2020.

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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