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Kossuth County, IA Arrest Records

Kossuth County, IA is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.40 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Pottawattamie, Warren, Washington, Marshall, Tama counties in Iowa.
Kossuth County, IA property crime rate is 2.05 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 14 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 180.00% compared to 2015.

Kossuth County, IA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Kossuth County in 2016 increased by 54.17% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 9 to 6 while non-violent crime increased by 106.67% from 15 to 31.

5 Crimes In Kossuth County, IA in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 14
Burglary 13
Aggravated assault 5
Motor vehicle theft 4
Revised rape 1

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Kossuth County decreased by 33.33% from 2015 and decreased by 14.29% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 7 to 6. In 2016 violent crime rate in Kossuth County was 91.54% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.04%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Kossuth County increased by 106.67% from 2015 and decreased by 57.53% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 73 to 31. In 2016 property crime rate in Kossuth County was 92.78% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.205%.

How Kossuth stands up against other counties

Kossuth vs. Mills

You’ll be in more safety in Kossuth compared to Mills county that had 243.77% higher crime rate compared to Kossuth county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Mills county.
Arson rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Mills county.

Kossuth vs. Page

You’ll be in more safety in Kossuth compared to Page county that had 11.47% higher crime rate compared to Kossuth county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.3308 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1949 in Page county.
Larceny rates of 0.9263 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.7147 in Page county.

Names with the most arrests in Kossuth

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Kossuth, Iowa, the most crimes, that's 30.26% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40. Felonies are committed more by men.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Kossuth County is 0.93% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.67 daily crimes that occur in Kossuth County.
  • Kossuth, IA is safer than Mills.
  • In Kossuth County you have a 1 in 408 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Kossuth, IA have increased by 54.17%.

Kossuth Police Departments

Cities in Kossuth County

Names in Kossuth County