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The Polk City crime rate is lower than the Iowa average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #9

Polk City, IA	294.77
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.

Polk City, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	6	26	2	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	145.5	630.6	48.5	0.0	255
	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
2012	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	6	24	1	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	172.2	688.7	28.7	0.0	273
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	6	18	3	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	174.6	523.9	87.3	0.0	262
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	27.2	26.9	199.9	568.2	1,633.6	128.5	NA	1,156
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	2	13	17	1	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.4	392.3	513.0	30.2	0.0	400
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	1	5	11	0	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.2	156.2	343.5	0.0	0.0	195
	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
2007	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	3	27	2	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	96.8	871.5	64.6	0.0	299
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.2	30.3	43.9	219.2	567.0	1,885.1	163.5	NA	1,291
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	1	5	31	0	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.8	169.1	1,048.7	0.0	0.0	381
	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

Hate Crime Index

Polk City, IA		-0.13
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.

Polk City, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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
2013	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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	Polk City, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Polk City, 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

Polk City, IA	1.61
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.

Polk City, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	145.5	145.5	0.0	1.46
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	156.7	156.7	0.0	1.57
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	172.2	172.2	0.0	1.72
	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
2011	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	174.6	174.6	0.0	1.75
	Iowa	Per 100,000	253.3	169.7	83.5	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	176.6	176.6	0.0	1.77
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	181.1	181.1	0.0	1.81
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	187.4	187.4	0.0	1.87
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
	Polk City, IA	Per 100,000	193.7	193.7	0.0	1.94
	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	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0
2005	Polk City, IA	Count	6	6	0