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

Crime Index, #62

Urbandale, IA	802.62
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.

Urbandale, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	14	4	66	69	586	42	1
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	33.1	9.4	155.9	163.0	1,384.2	99.2	2.4	813
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	5	7	55	129	516	25	2
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.0	16.9	132.5	310.9	1,243.4	60.2	4.8	715
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	3	2	52	107	548	33	7
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.4	4.9	128.5	264.4	1,354.2	81.5	17.3	685
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	8	5	41	109	501	24	3
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.2	12.6	103.4	274.8	1,262.9	60.5	7.6	707
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	12	4	42	122	576	20	3
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.9	10.0	104.7	304.1	1,435.5	49.8	7.5	805
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	7	7	34	143	639	27	3
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	17.7	86.0	361.9	1,617.0	68.3	7.6	821
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	1	6	8	27	134	524	20	4
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	2.5	15.2	20.3	68.6	340.6	1,331.8	50.8	10.2	743
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	7	16	44	153	571	36	9
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.2	41.7	114.6	398.6	1,487.7	93.8	23.4	888
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	14	15	36	145	659	21	13
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	40.1	43.0	103.2	415.7	1,889.3	60.2	37.3	1,081
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	7	7	25	130	417	35	12
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.9	20.9	74.6	387.9	1,244.3	104.4	35.8	769
	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

Urbandale, IA	3.00
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.

Urbandale, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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	Urbandale, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Urbandale, 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

Urbandale, IA	1.11
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.

Urbandale, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Urbandale, IA	Count	54	48	6
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	127.6	113.4	14.2	1.20
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	52	47	5
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	125.3	113.3	12.0	1.19
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	52	47	5
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	128.5	116.1	12.4	1.22
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	53	49	4
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	133.6	123.5	10.1	1.29
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	52	47	5
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	129.6	117.1	12.5	1.23
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	51	47	4
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	129.1	118.9	10.1	1.24
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	50	46	4
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	127.1	116.9	10.2	1.22
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	50	46	4
	Urbandale, IA	Per 100,000	130.3	119.9	10.4	1.25
	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	Urbandale, IA	Count	49	45	4
2005	Urbandale, IA	Count	48	44	4