Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Ames has a violent crime rate of 198 per 100,000 residents, 48% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 101.1 per 100,000, robbery at 30.8, rape at 64.5. The murder rate is 1.5 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,716 per 100,000, 12% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,429, burglary at 202, vehicle theft at 85 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 5 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Ames receives a safety grade of F.
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