Harpers Ferry, IA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$76,809

Cost of Crime™ for Harpers Ferry, IA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $210 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Harpers Ferry 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Harpers Ferry against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Harpers Ferry sits in the 62nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 62% of cities and behind 38%. The grade covers only Harpers Ferry's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Harpers Ferry is 2.458 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 268 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 494 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Harpers Ferry, IA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Harpers Ferry, IA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Harpers Ferry is projected at $76,809 for 2025, about $109 per resident and $210 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): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Harpers Ferry Compared to Other Cities?

Harpers Ferry, IA:	$109
Denison, IA:	$286
Norwalk, IA:	$78
Iowa:	$158
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $109 per resident each year in Harpers Ferry, which is $149 less than the national average and $49 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Harpers Ferry:

In Denison, IA, crime costs $286 per person, which is $177 more than in Harpers Ferry.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $78 per person, which is $31 less than in Harpers Ferry

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Harpers Ferry	Cost per Harpers Ferry Resident
Murder	$8,596	$12
Rape/Sexual Assault	$34,703	$49
Robbery	$3,508	$5
Assault	$30,002	$43
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$76,809	$109

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Harpers Ferry, 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 Harpers Ferry totals $233,374 ($331 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $310,182 ($440 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Harpers Ferry, 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 city has few 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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Harpers Ferry Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.482
Robbery	0.1582
Rape	0.8118
Murder	0.0065
Total Violent Crime	2.458 (B)

Individual Harpers Ferry Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Harpers Ferry is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Harpers Ferry.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waukon Junction, IA	A-	B+	A
Waterville, IA	C	D-	C-
Eastman, WI	B	B	B+
Village Creek, IA	B-	C	B+
Lynxville, WI	B	B+	B
Watson, IA	B-	D+	B-
Elon, IA	B-	C-	B
Marquette, IA	D	D-	D+
Volney, IA	C-	F	D+
Prairie du Chien, WI	C-	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Harpers Ferry is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Wheatland, PA	C+	C-	C-
Joy, IL	C+	B-	B-
Kansas, AL	C	C-	C-
Karlin, MI	B+	B	B
Kedron, AR	F	C	C
Keene, ND	D-	D+	D+
Kellond, OK	B-	D+	D+
Kensett, IA	A-	A-	A-
Kibbie, MI	B	C-	C-
Kingston, WI	A	C+	C+

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

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