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The Storm Lake crime rate is higher than the Iowa average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #109

Storm Lake, IA	1,505.14
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.

Storm Lake, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Storm Lake, IA	Count	1	4	2	44	40	176	1	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	9.2	37.0	18.5	406.7	369.7	1,626.8	9.2	37.0	1,356
	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
2013	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	3	0	51	46	208	11	11
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.7	0.0	471.7	425.5	1,923.8	101.7	101.7	1,360
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.4	24.5	30.4	204.6	513.5	1,543.0	137.4	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	2	0	46	57	182	11	2
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.7	0.0	429.3	532.0	1,698.6	102.7	18.7	1,266
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	4	1	58	47	170	2	9
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	37.5	9.4	544.3	441.1	1,595.3	18.8	84.5	1,379
	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
2010	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	1	2	42	87	181	8	8
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.4	20.9	438.3	908.0	1,889.0	83.5	83.5	1,494
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	2	1	30	62	236	6	8
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	10.5	314.4	649.8	2,473.3	62.9	83.8	1,414
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	2	0	41	92	282	16	7
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.7	0.0	424.3	952.0	2,918.0	165.6	72.4	1,820
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	6	4	32	112	298	8	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	60.9	40.6	324.7	1,136.5	3,023.8	81.2	40.6	2,057
	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
2005	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	2	2	28	64	251	9	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.0	20.0	279.4	638.7	2,504.7	89.8	39.9	1,402
	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

Storm Lake, 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.

Storm Lake, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Storm Lake, 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

Storm Lake, IA	1.90
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.

Storm Lake, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	212.6	175.6	37.0	1.94
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	212.7	175.7	37.0	1.94
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	214.7	177.3	37.3	1.96
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	215.8	178.3	37.5	1.97
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	240.0	198.3	41.7	2.19
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	23	19	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	241.0	199.1	41.9	2.20
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	21	17	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	217.3	175.9	41.4	1.97
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	22	18	4
	Storm Lake, IA	Per 100,000	223.2	182.6	40.6	2.03
	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	Storm Lake, IA	Count	21	17	4
2005	Storm Lake, IA	Count	22	18	4