Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Le Mars, IA Crime Grade
How Le Mars 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
5/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Le Mars, IA was 168.4 per 100,000 residents (18 incidents over a population of 10,691). That puts Le Mars 48% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 29% below the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
That ranks Le Mars #1,811 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 52% of them, and #20 of 40 in Iowa. Violent crime is up 63% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Le Mars, IA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Iowa Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 168.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,811 of 3,771
- IA rank
- #20 of 40
- Safer than
- 52% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 63%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 10,691
- Reporting agency
- Le Mars Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Le Mars Police Department (FBI ORI IA0750100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Le Mars (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Le Mars 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 | 302.9(31) | 274.5(29) | 235.6(25) | 103.5(11) | 168.4(18) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 18.8(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 78.2(8) | 47.3(5) | 75.4(8) | 18.8(2) | 18.7(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.4(1) | 9.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 224.8(23) | 227.2(24) | 150.8(16) | 56.5(6) | 149.7(16) |
| Property crime | 1153.1(118) | 880.3(93) | 725.6(77) | 922.4(98) | 561.2(60) |
| Burglary | 78.2(8) | 75.7(8) | 75.4(8) | 47.1(5) | 56.1(6) |
| Larceny | 947.9(97) | 672.1(71) | 593.7(63) | 809.5(86) | 477.0(51) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 78.2(8) | 132.5(14) | 28.3(3) | 65.9(7) | 28.1(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Le Mars, IA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Le Mars Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Le Mars calculated?
- Le Mars's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Iowa state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Le Mars Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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