Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Ottumwa has a violent crime rate of 405 per 100,000 residents, 7% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 274.0 per 100,000, robbery at 27.8, rape at 95.3. The murder rate is 7.9 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,680 per 100,000, 37% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,997, burglary at 433, vehicle theft at 234 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 3 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Ottumwa receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Ottumwa vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)