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Independence, IA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Independence crime rate is lower than the Iowa average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #60

Independence, IA	764.01
Iowa	1,202.97
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Independence, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	2	11	27	1	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.5	184.3	452.3	16.8	16.8	248
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.9	26.6	33.6	201.6	464.4	1,495.8	133.6	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2010	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	4	18	61	4	2
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.2	293.5	994.6	65.2	32.6	495
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.4	33.2	211.6	546.8	1,571.8	124.0	NA	1,146
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	2	6	28	96	11	2
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	32.7	98.0	457.1	1,567.3	179.6	32.7	859
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	28.4	39.7	210.0	539.4	1,640.0	129.3	NA	1,173
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Independence, IA	Count	0	1	0	5	56	128	10	2
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.4	0.0	81.9	917.1	2,096.3	163.8	32.8	1,230
	Iowa	Per 100,000	2.5	29.6	41.6	210.1	547.9	1,728.8	144.3	NA	1,237
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	1	29	91	7	2
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.4	476.5	1,495.2	115.0	32.9	688
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.8	27.8	43.5	210.4	604.2	2,030.7	167.9	NA	1,336
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	1	2	46	129	11	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	16.6	33.1	761.8	2,136.5	182.2	16.6	1,065
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.9	38.9	223.3	606.4	2,042.7	184.6	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Independence, IA		-0.17
Iowa		5.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Independence, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2011	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Independence, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Independence, IA	1.65
Iowa	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Independence, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Independence, IA	Count	11	10	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	184.3	167.5	16.8	1.76
	Iowa	Per 100,000	264.1	169.8	94.3	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Independence, IA	Count	11	10	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	184.3	167.5	16.8	1.76
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Independence, IA	Count	12	11	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	200.7	183.9	16.7	1.92
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Independence, IA	Count	12	11	1
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	195.7	179.4	16.3	1.88
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Independence, IA	Count	10	10	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	163.3	163.3	0.0	1.63
	Iowa	Per 100,000	269.6	176.7	92.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Independence, IA	Count	11	11	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	180.2	180.2	0.0	1.80
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.7	174.2	96.5	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Independence, IA	Count	11	11	0
	Independence, IA	Per 100,000	179.8	179.8	0.0	1.80
	Iowa	Per 100,000	262.4	173.1	89.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Independence, IA	Count	15	11	4
2005	Independence, IA	Count	12	10	2