Story City, IA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Story City in green. The most dangerous areas in Story City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Story City, IA Safe from Theft?

The B+ grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US city. Story City is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of cities are safer and 76% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Story City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Story City is 5.583 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Story City generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Story City may be as high as 1 in 159 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 259 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Story City, IA: about 5 per year. The south part of Story City has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Story City's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Story City to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Story City is safer than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Story City, IA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Story City about $112,850 in 2025, or roughly $29 per resident. This is part of Story City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Story City, including every crime type and how Story City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Story City's crime maps on the Story City overall crime page.

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Individual Story City Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Story City is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Story City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Randall, IA	A-	B+	A	A+
Roland, IA	A-	A-	A-	A-
Gilbert, IA	A	A+	A	A
Mackey, IA	B+	B	B+	A
Jewell Junction, IA	C+	A-	B-	C+
Ellsworth, IA	A-	B+	A	A-
Jewell, IA	B+	A-	A-	A-
McCallsburg, IA	A	A	A+	A+
Napier, IA	C-	B+	D+	D+
Garden City, IA	A	A	A+	A-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Story City is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Brownsboro, TX	C	C+	C+	B-
Caryville, TN	D	D	D	D+
Algood, TN	D	D-	D-	C-
Elmira Heights, NY	D	D-	D-	F
Ferrysburg, MI	A+	B+	B+	A+
Fyffe, AL	C-	D+	D+	B-
Gaines, MI	A	C	C	A
Wellsville, KS	C+	B	B	C+
Otterbein, OH	D	C+	C+	D+
Pamplico, SC	F	F	F	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Story City, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 78% actual proficiency versus 68% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Story City schools on SchoolGrade

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