Bremer County, IA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B

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$3.50 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bremer County, IA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $344 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bremer County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bremer County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Bremer County sits in the 89th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 89% of counties and behind 11%. The grade covers only Bremer County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Bremer County is 2.136 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 386 in the northeast areas to 1 in 583 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Bremer County, IA report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bremer County, IA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bremer County is projected at $3,502,817 for 2025, about $140 per resident and $344 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

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

Bremer County, IA:	$140
Scott County, IA:	$169
Linn County, IA:	$139
Iowa:	$158
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $140 per resident each year in Bremer County, which is $119 less than the national average and $18 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Bremer County:

In Scott County, IA, crime costs $169 per person, which is $30 more than in Bremer County.
In Linn County, IA, crime costs $139 per person, which is $1 less than in Bremer County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bremer County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bremer County	Cost per Bremer County Resident
Murder	$1.38 million	$55
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.13 million	$45
Robbery	$178,264	$7
Assault	$817,724	$33
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,502,817	$140

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bremer County, IA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bremer County totals $14,840,954 ($592 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,343,771 ($732 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bremer County, IA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bremer County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bremer County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.137
Robbery	0.2262
Rape	0.7444
Murder	0.0292
Total Violent Crime	2.136 (A)

Individual Bremer County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Black Hawk County, IA	C+	C	C-
Butler County, IA	A-	A	A-
Chickasaw County, IA	A-	D+	A+
Fayette County, IA	B-	C	B+
Floyd County, IA	B-	B	B-
Buchanan County, IA	A	B+	A+
Grundy County, IA	A	C	A+
Franklin County, IA	B+	B+	A
Winneshiek County, IA	B+	B	A
Hardin County, IA	B-	B+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Bremer County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Morgan County, MO	B-	C	C
Lincoln County, NM	D+	D-	D-
Lincoln County, WI	A-	B	B
Logan County, AR	D+	D	D
Logan County, WV	B	B-	B-
Lyon County, KS	C-	D+	D+
Monroe County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Morehouse Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Morgan County, IL	A-	A	A
Lincoln County, NE	C-	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bremer County is safer than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

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