Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Altoona, IA Crime Grade
How Altoona grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Iowa — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
6/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Altoona, IA was 183.9 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 23,376). That puts Altoona 43% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 22% below the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Altoona (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Altoona vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 274.1(55) | 197.0(43) | 160.1(36) | 142.7(32) | 183.9(43) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.0(3) | 13.7(3) | 17.8(4) | 8.9(2) | 25.7(6) |
| Robbery | 29.9(6) | 18.3(4) | 13.3(3) | 13.4(3) | 12.8(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 229.3(46) | 160.3(35) | 128.9(29) | 120.4(27) | 145.4(34) |
| Property crime | 1913.9(384) | 1562.1(341) | 1965.1(442) | 2042.6(458) | 1398.9(327) |
| Burglary | 109.6(22) | 105.4(23) | 111.2(25) | 116.0(26) | 77.0(18) |
| Larceny | 1664.7(334) | 1291.8(282) | 1720.6(387) | 1806.3(405) | 1223.5(286) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 134.6(27) | 146.6(32) | 111.2(25) | 120.4(27) | 94.1(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Altoona's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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