The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Chickasaw County, IA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Chickasaw County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Chickasaw County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Chickasaw County, IA Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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A+
Other Crime Grade
B+

$3.66 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chickasaw County, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $710 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chickasaw County 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 Chickasaw County, IA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Chickasaw County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Chickasaw County sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of counties and behind 17%. The grade covers only Chickasaw County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Chickasaw County is 20.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the southwest areas to 1 in 92 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Chickasaw County, IA report the most crime, about 84 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chickasaw County, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Chickasaw County for 2025 is $3,663,266, about $303 per resident and $710 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Chickasaw County Compared to Other Counties?

Chickasaw County, IA: $303
Scott County, IA: $372
Dallas County, IA: $264
Iowa: $326
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Chickasaw County is $303 per year, which is $161 less than the national average and $23 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Chickasaw County:
  • In Scott County, IA, crime costs $372 per person, which is $69 more than in Chickasaw County.
  • In Dallas County, IA, crime costs $264 per person, which is $39 less than in Chickasaw County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Chickasaw County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Chickasaw County
Cost per Chickasaw County Resident
Murder
$265,087
$22
Rape/Sexual Assault
$573,500
$47
Robbery
$105,777
$9
Assault
$1.34 million
$110
Kidnapping
$66,810
$6
Vehicle Theft
$139,594
$12
Burglary
$173,667
$14
Theft
$351,121
$29
Arson
$18,542
$2
Vandalism
$286,272
$24
Animal Cruelty
$5,977
$0
Drug Crimes
$332,205
$27
Identity Theft
$8,538
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$3,663,266
$303

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Chickasaw County, 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 Chickasaw County totals $4,913,187 ($406 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,576,454 ($709 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 central part of the county 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 Chickasaw County has 3, do the same, and of Chickasaw County's 12,101 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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Chickasaw County 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 Chickasaw County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.845
Robbery
0.2779
Rape
0.7816
Murder
0.0117
Total Violent Crime
4.916 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.603
Vehicle Theft
0.7450
Burglary
1.582
Arson
0.0635
Total Property Crime
7.993 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0911
Drug Crimes
3.711
Vandalism
3.311
Identity Theft
0.0912
Animal Cruelty
0.0668
Total "Other" Rate
7.272 (B+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Chickasaw County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Chickasaw County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
A
A-
B-
B
B-
B
B+
B
B-
C
B+
B+
C
A-
A-
A
A-
B+
B
A
D+
B
D+
A-
B
A
B+
B+
A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Chickasaw County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
C+
C+
F
F
F
C
D-
D-
C-
C+
C+
B+
C
C
D+
D-
D-
A-
B
B
A
A+
A+
C+
C
C
C-
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Chickasaw County 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 Chickasaw County, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Chickasaw County schools on SchoolGrade

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