Robbery per Capita in Decatur City
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Decatur City residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Decatur City residents.
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Robbery costs the average Decatur City resident about $7 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Decatur City in green. The most dangerous areas in Decatur City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Decatur City is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Decatur City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Decatur City is 0.2278 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Decatur City generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Decatur City may be as high as 1 in 3,969 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,735 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the north parts of Decatur City, IA: about 0 per year. The west part of Decatur City has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery rate in Decatur City to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Decatur City, IA: | 0.2278 |
|---|---|
| Iowa: | 0.2214 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Decatur City is as safe as the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Decatur City about $1,691 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Decatur City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Decatur City, including every crime type and how Decatur City compares to other cities.
Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Decatur City's crime maps on the Decatur City overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C | C- | C | A- | |
C- | B- | C- | B+ | |
F | B- | F | A | |
F | D | F | A | |
A- | B+ | A+ | B+ | |
B | C- | B+ | A | |
C | C- | C+ | B+ | |
F | B+ | F | A | |
B- | A | C+ | A- | |
B+ | A | A | A- |
Decatur City is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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B | A- | A- | A- | |
B- | B- | B- | A- | |
D- | C | C | F | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | A | |
A | B | B | D | |
F | D | D | D+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | A- | A- | B+ | |
C- | B- | B- | D | |
B- | B | B | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Decatur City, IA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Decatur City schools on SchoolGrade
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