Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Ankeny has a violent crime rate of 170 per 100,000 residents, 55% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 118.9 per 100,000, robbery at 6.5, rape at 44.4. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,032 per 100,000, 47% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 882, burglary at 64, vehicle theft at 86 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 33 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Ankeny receives a safety grade of F.