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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$750,552

Cost of Crime™ for Sigourney, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $720 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sigourney 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 Sigourney, IA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sigourney's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Sigourney sits in the 39th percentile, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Sigourney's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sigourney is 28.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 47 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Sigourney, IA report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sigourney, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sigourney for 2025 is $750,552, about $343 per resident and $720 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sigourney Compared to Other Cities?

Sigourney, IA:	$343
Shenandoah, IA:	$542
Norwalk, IA:	$145
Iowa:	$326
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sigourney is $343 per year, which is $121 less than the national average and $18 more than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sigourney:

In Shenandoah, IA, crime costs $542 per person, which is $198 more than in Sigourney.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $145 per person, which is $198 less than in Sigourney

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sigourney	Cost per Sigourney Resident
Murder	$112,213	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$104,946	$48
Robbery	$17,548	$8
Assault	$136,924	$63
Kidnapping	$15,559	$7
Vehicle Theft	$16,966	$8
Burglary	$33,638	$15
Theft	$127,350	$58
Arson	$7,149	$3
Vandalism	$69,015	$32
Animal Cruelty	$1,673	$1
Drug Crimes	$95,649	$44
Identity Theft	$11,921	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$750,552	$343

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sigourney, 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 Sigourney totals $1,291,202 ($590 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,041,754 ($934 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 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 Sigourney has 2, do the same, and of Sigourney's 2,187 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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Sigourney 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 Sigourney residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.180
Robbery	0.2551
Rape	0.7914
Murder	0.0273
Total Violent Crime	3.254 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.24
Vehicle Theft	0.5010
Burglary	1.696
Arson	0.1354
Total Property Crime	13.58 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1173
Drug Crimes	5.913
Vandalism	4.417
Identity Theft	0.7042
Animal Cruelty	0.1034
Total "Other" Rate	11.25 (D+)

Individual Sigourney Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hayesville, IA	C	B-	C+
Delta, IA	B	A-	B
Harper, IA	C+	B+	C
Webster, IA	B	C	B+
What Cheer, IA	C-	D+	C
Keswick, IA	B+	B+	B
Ollie, IA	A-	B	A
Martinsburg, IA	B	B+	B-
Thornburg, IA	B+	C+	B+
South English, IA	B-	C	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sigourney is higher 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
Celeste, TX	C+	C+	C+
Southwest Greensburg, PA	B-	B+	B+
Starbuck, MN	D+	D	D
Stonewood, WV	B-	A-	A-
Thompsontown, PA	B+	B+	B+
Vestaburg, MI	B+	C+	C+
Warfordsburg, PA	A+	A	A
Delavan, IL	B+	B	B
Sebastian, TX	C	D-	D-
Woodway, VA	C+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Sigourney is as safe as the Iowa state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sigourney, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 66% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sigourney schools on SchoolGrade

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