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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$410,182

Cost of Crime™ for What Cheer, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,027 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of What Cheer 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 What Cheer, 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 What Cheer's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. What Cheer sits in the 32nd percentile, ahead of 32% of cities and behind 68%. The grade covers only What Cheer's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in What Cheer is 30.91 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 27 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 53 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of What Cheer, IA report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in What Cheer, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in What Cheer for 2025 is $410,182, about $425 per resident and $1,027 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in What Cheer Compared to Other Cities?

What Cheer, IA:	$425
Shenandoah, IA:	$542
Norwalk, IA:	$145
Iowa:	$326
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in What Cheer is $425 per year, which is $40 less than the national average and $99 more than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to What Cheer:

In Shenandoah, IA, crime costs $542 per person, which is $117 more than in What Cheer.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $145 per person, which is $279 less than in What Cheer

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to What Cheer	Cost per What Cheer Resident
Murder	$92,090	$95
Rape/Sexual Assault	$39,883	$41
Robbery	$9,070	$9
Assault	$92,043	$95
Kidnapping	$3,587	$4
Vehicle Theft	$6,093	$6
Burglary	$18,616	$19
Theft	$54,518	$56
Arson	$2,373	$2
Vandalism	$42,164	$44
Animal Cruelty	$570	$1
Drug Crimes	$32,289	$33
Identity Theft	$16,885	$17
Total Cost of Crime	$410,182	$425

The Intangible Cost of Crime in What Cheer, 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 What Cheer totals $828,907 ($858 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,239,088 ($1,283 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 northwest 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 do the same, and of What Cheer's 966 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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What Cheer 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 What Cheer residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.318
Robbery	0.2985
Rape	0.6809
Murder	0.0507
Total Violent Crime	4.348 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.90
Vehicle Theft	0.4073
Burglary	2.125
Arson	0.1017
Total Property Crime	13.53 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0612
Drug Crimes	4.519
Vandalism	6.110
Identity Theft	2.258
Animal Cruelty	0.0798
Total "Other" Rate	13.03 (D)

Individual What Cheer Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Thornburg, IA	B+	C+	B+
Indianapolis, IA	A	A-	A+
Delta, IA	B	A-	B
Keswick, IA	B+	B+	B
Gibson, IA	B+	B-	A-
Rose Hill, IA	B	C+	A-
Hayesville, IA	C	B-	C+
Sigourney, IA	C	C	C
Webster, IA	B	C	B+
Barnes City, IA	A	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

What Cheer 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
Stanwood, IA	C	C+	C+
Havana, AR	D+	D	D
Hazelwood, IN	B-	B	B
Spies, NC	C-	B-	B-
Spring Mills, VA	C	B	B
Springville, PA	A+	A-	A-
St. Francis, KY	B-	B+	B+
Stallion Springs, CA	D+	C	C
Stanford, IL	A-	A-	A-
Harlem, OH	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, What Cheer is less safe than 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 What Cheer, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See What Cheer schools on SchoolGrade

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