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Ottumwa Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Ottumwa crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Ottumwa for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Ottumwa in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 15.66% and the city property crime rate in Ottumwa was higher than the national property crime rate average by 42.75%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Ottumwa was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 18.14% and the city property crime rate in Ottumwa was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 86.99%.

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

Ottumwa Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault59
Arson3
Burglary93
Larceny and Theft416
Motor Vehicle Theft54
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape8
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)687
Property Crime563
Violent Crime71
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault107
Arson2
Burglary75
Larceny and Theft459
Motor Vehicle Theft71
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape24
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)728
Property Crime604
Violent Crime139

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Ottumwa Property Crime

Ottumwa Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Ottumwa Crime 2025

Ottumwa Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Ottumwa Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Ottumwa Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Ottumwa, 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 Ottumwa crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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