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Shenandoah, IA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Shenandoah has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Shenandoah is 1 in 96. How does Shenandoah fare compared to other communities in Iowa of all population sizes? Shenandoah's crime rate is lower than approximately 21% of Iowa communities.

However, when you compare Shenandoah to other communities of similar population, then Shenandoah crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Shenandoah does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Shenandoah does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Shenandoah.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Shenandoah occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Shenandoah; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 271. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Shenandoah; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Shenandoah Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

Shenandoah Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

18

33

51

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.69

6.76

10.44

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.69
2.8
National Median: 4
    Shenandoah
    Iowa

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 271

in Shenandoah

1 in 357

in Iowa

Shenandoah Violent Crimes

Population: 4,884
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 17
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.20 0.00 3.48

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.76
14.41
National Median: 19
    Shenandoah
    Iowa

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 148

in Shenandoah

1 in 69

in Iowa

Property Crimes

Population: 4,884
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 15 5
Rate per 1,000 2.66 3.07 1.02

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Shenandoah Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
14
11
National Median: 26.5
    Shenandoah
    Iowa

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