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Pottawattamie County, IA Arrest Records

Pottawattamie County, IA is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.69 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Warren, Washington, Marshall, Tama, Lee counties in Iowa.
Pottawattamie County, IA property crime rate is 2.90 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 141 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 11.32% compared to 2015.

Pottawattamie County, IA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Pottawattamie County in 2016 decreased by 11.81% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 70 to 65 while non-violent crime decreased by 12.86% from 311 to 271.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 141
Burglary 90
Aggravated assault 53
Motor vehicle theft 40
Revised rape 10

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Pottawattamie County decreased by 7.14% from 2015 and increased by 30% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 50 to 65. In 2016 violent crime rate in Pottawattamie County was 85.2% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.069%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Pottawattamie County decreased by 12.86% from 2015 and decreased by 52.46% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 570 to 271. In 2016 property crime rate in Pottawattamie County was 89.81% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.29%.

How Pottawattamie stands up against other counties

Pottawattamie vs. Dubuque

You’ll be in more risk in Pottawattamie compared to Dubuque county that had 40.85% lower crime rate compared to Pottawattamie county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0214 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0206 in Dubuque county.
Arson rates of 0.0427 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Dubuque county.

Pottawattamie vs. Story

You’ll be in more risk in Pottawattamie compared to Story county that had 53.81% lower crime rate compared to Pottawattamie county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.5663 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1236 in Story county.
Arson rates of 0.0427 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0206 in Story county.

Names with the most arrests in Pottawattamie

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Pottawattamie, Iowa, the most crimes, that's 24.04% 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 Pottawattamie County is 0.89% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.98 daily crimes that occur in Pottawattamie County.
  • Pottawattamie, IA is more violent than Dubuque.
  • In Pottawattamie County you have a 1 in 279 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Pottawattamie, IA have decreased by 11.81%.

Pottawattamie Police Departments

Cities in Pottawattamie County

Names in Pottawattamie County