The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Blue Grass, IA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$864,570

Cost of Crime™ for Blue Grass, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $488 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Blue Grass with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Blue Grass, IA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Blue Grass's combined rate is lower than the norm. Blue Grass sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of cities and behind 23%. The grade covers only Blue Grass's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blue Grass is 16.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 55 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 68 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Blue Grass, IA report the most crime, about 30 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blue Grass, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blue Grass for 2025 is $864,570, about $208 per resident and $488 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Blue Grass Compared to Other Cities?

Blue Grass, IA:	$208
Shenandoah, IA:	$542
Norwalk, IA:	$145
Iowa:	$326
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blue Grass is $208 per year, which is $256 less than the national average and $118 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blue Grass:

In Shenandoah, IA, crime costs $542 per person, which is $334 more than in Blue Grass.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $145 per person, which is $63 less than in Blue Grass

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Blue Grass for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Blue Grass	Cost per Blue Grass Resident
Murder	$124,789	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$180,197	$43
Robbery	$18,273	$4
Assault	$87,847	$21
Kidnapping	$18,121	$4
Vehicle Theft	$67,914	$16
Burglary	$44,894	$11
Theft	$126,232	$30
Arson	$9,870	$2
Vandalism	$98,247	$24
Animal Cruelty	$1,435	$0
Drug Crimes	$64,137	$15
Identity Theft	$22,615	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$864,570	$208

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blue Grass, IA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Blue Grass totals $1,723,824 ($414 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,588,394 ($622 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Blue Grass has 1, do the same, and of Blue Grass's 4,160 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Blue Grass Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Blue Grass residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7353
Robbery	0.1396
Rape	0.7144
Murder	0.0160
Total Violent Crime	1.605 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.859
Vehicle Theft	1.054
Burglary	1.190
Arson	0.0982
Total Property Crime	8.201 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0718
Drug Crimes	2.084
Vandalism	3.306
Identity Theft	0.7024
Animal Cruelty	0.0466
Total "Other" Rate	6.211 (B)

Individual Blue Grass Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Blue Grass is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Blue Grass.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montpelier, IA	A-	A-	A
Buffalo, IA	A-	A	B+
Andalusia, IL	A+	A+	A+
Taylor Ridge, IL	A	A	A
New Era, IA	A-	A-	A
Walcott, IA	B	C+	B
Stockton, IA	A-	A+	A-
Davenport, IA	D	D+	D
Rock Island, IL	D+	C-	D
Milan, IL	B-	B+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blue Grass is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Youngstown, NY	A	B	B
Williams, AZ	C-	D	D
Williamstown, WV	B	B	B
Womelsdorf, PA	A	A	A
Divide, CO	D+	D+	D+
Delton, MI	B	C	C
DeMarest, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Dewey, OK	F	D+	D+
DeWitt, AR	D	D-	D-
Diana, TX	C+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Blue Grass is safer than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blue Grass, IA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Blue Grass schools on SchoolGrade

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