Van Cleve, IA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$44,429

Cost of Crime™ for Van Cleve, IA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $390 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Van Cleve 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 Van Cleve against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Van Cleve sits in the 61st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 61% of cities and behind 39%. The grade covers only Van Cleve's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Van Cleve is 2.499 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 358 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 473 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Van Cleve, IA report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Van Cleve, IA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Van Cleve is projected at $44,429 for 2025, about $162 per resident and $390 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 45.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Van Cleve Compared to Other Cities?

Van Cleve, IA:	$162
Denison, IA:	$286
Norwalk, IA:	$78
Iowa:	$158
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $162 per resident each year in Van Cleve, which is $97 less than the national average and $4 more than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Van Cleve:

In Denison, IA, crime costs $286 per person, which is $125 more than in Van Cleve.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $78 per person, which is $84 less than in Van Cleve

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Van Cleve	Cost per Van Cleve Resident
Murder	$18,772	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,047	$40
Robbery	$4,490	$16
Assault	$10,120	$37
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$44,429	$162

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Van Cleve, 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 Van Cleve totals $182,448 ($663 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $226,877 ($825 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Van Cleve, 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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Van Cleve Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.281
Robbery	0.5190
Rape	0.6626
Murder	0.0363
Total Violent Crime	2.499 (B-)

Individual Van Cleve Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Van Cleve is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Van Cleve.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Haverhill, IA	C-	B	D+
Melbourne, IA	C-	C-	D+
Laurel, IA	C+	B+	C
LaMoille, IA	D+	B	D+
Ferguson, IA	B	B-	B-
Rhodes, IA	C+	B	C-
Baxter, IA	A-	A-	A+
State Center, IA	C-	B	D+
Marshalltown, IA	D	C-	D-
Marietta, IA	C-	A-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Van Cleve is similar 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
Richardsville, PA	A+	A-	A-
Plantersville, VA	C-	D	D
Pomeroyton, KY	C+	A-	A-
Ponce De Leon, MO	B+	C+	C+
Prairie Hill, TX	B	B-	B-
Pritchardsville, KY	C+	A	A
Pyramid, KY	C	B-	B-
Rabbit Ridge, KY	C+	C	C
Randville, MI	C+	D+	D+
Rauchtown, PA	A+	A	A

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

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