Dows, IA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Dows in green. The most dangerous areas in Dows 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 Dows, IA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is lower than the average US city. Dows is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of cities are safer and 83% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dows's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Dows is 0.3461 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dows generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Dows may be as high as 1 in 1,356 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,251 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Dows's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Dows 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 vehicle theft rate, Dows 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 Vehicle Theft in Dows, IA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Dows about $3,757 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Dows's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dows, including every crime type and how Dows compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle 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 Dows's crime maps on the Dows overall crime page.

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Individual Dows Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in Dows is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dows.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Popejoy, IA	B	A	B-	B
Rowan, IA	B-	B+	A-	A-
Galt, IA	C+	B	A-	A
Coulter, IA	B	A	B	B
Latimer, IA	B-	B+	B	A
Alexander, IA	B-	A	B+	B+
Williams, IA	C+	D-	B+	A
Alden, IA	B+	A-	A-	B
Burdette, IA	B+	A	A-	B
Clarion, IA	B-	C	B+	A

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Cologne, VA	B-	C+	C+	D+
Westfir, OR	F	F	F	F
East Salem, WV	A-	A+	A+	B
Eagleville, MO	C+	C+	C+	A+
Dupree, SD	D-	C-	C-	D-
Dixie, WA	D+	D-	D-	D
White Hall, WV	B	B	B	C
White Lake, NY	B	C+	C+	B+
Davis Station, SC	F	F	F	D-
Daleville, MS	B	A	A	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dows, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Dows schools on SchoolGrade

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