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

Crime per Capita in Keokuk County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Keokuk 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.

 

Keokuk County, IA Map of Crime Rates
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B+

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
A-
Other Crime Grade
B-

$3.06 million

Cost of Crime™ for Keokuk County, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $753 per household.

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

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Keokuk County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Keokuk County sits in the 75th percentile, ahead of 75% of counties and behind 25%. The grade covers only Keokuk County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Keokuk County is 22.53 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 35 in the northwest areas to 1 in 67 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Keokuk County, IA report the most crime, about 69 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Keokuk County, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Keokuk County for 2025 is $3,056,194, about $306 per resident and $753 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

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

Keokuk County, IA: $306
Scott County, IA: $372
Dallas County, IA: $264
Iowa: $326
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Keokuk County is $306 per year, which is $158 less than the national average and $19 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Keokuk County:
  • In Scott County, IA, crime costs $372 per person, which is $65 more than in Keokuk County.
  • In Dallas County, IA, crime costs $264 per person, which is $42 less than in Keokuk County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Keokuk County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Keokuk County
Cost per Keokuk County Resident
Murder
$652,032
$65
Rape/Sexual Assault
$458,514
$46
Robbery
$81,640
$8
Assault
$458,105
$46
Kidnapping
$47,867
$5
Vehicle Theft
$83,691
$8
Burglary
$162,581
$16
Theft
$433,999
$44
Arson
$26,352
$3
Vandalism
$285,383
$29
Animal Cruelty
$5,872
$1
Drug Crimes
$323,671
$32
Identity Theft
$36,487
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$3,056,194
$306

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Keokuk 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 Keokuk County totals $6,676,989 ($669 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,733,183 ($976 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 Keokuk County has 2, do the same, and of Keokuk County's 9,974 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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Keokuk 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 Keokuk County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.599
Robbery
0.2602
Rape
0.7582
Murder
0.0348
Total Violent Crime
2.652 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.402
Vehicle Theft
0.5419
Burglary
1.797
Arson
0.1094
Total Property Crime
10.85 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0792
Drug Crimes
4.387
Vandalism
4.005
Identity Theft
0.4726
Animal Cruelty
0.0796
Total "Other" Rate
9.024 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Keokuk 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+
A-
A-
F
F
F
A-
A
A
F
F
F
C-
D
D
A-
B+
B+
B-
B-
B-
C+
D+
D+
A-
A
A
C+
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Keokuk 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 Keokuk County, IA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 59% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Keokuk County schools on SchoolGrade

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