Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pella, IA Crime Grade
How Pella 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
2/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pella, IA was 81.1 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 11,092). That puts Pella 75% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 66% below the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pella (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pella 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 | 87.7(9) | 139.8(15) | 82.7(9) | 109.7(12) | 81.1(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 39.0(4) | 28.0(3) | 36.7(4) | 27.4(3) | 18.0(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.7(5) | 111.8(12) | 45.9(5) | 82.3(9) | 54.1(6) |
| Property crime | 594.5(61) | 717.7(77) | 872.6(95) | 950.6(104) | 459.8(51) |
| Burglary | 78.0(8) | 111.8(12) | 156.1(17) | 109.7(12) | 81.1(9) |
| Larceny | 467.8(48) | 531.3(57) | 633.8(69) | 813.5(89) | 342.6(38) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 39.0(4) | 65.2(7) | 73.5(8) | 27.4(3) | 27.0(3) |
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: Pella'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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