Crime & Safety in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs' real, disclosed crime picture splits between a genuinely lower violent-crime rate and a genuinely higher property-crime rate.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed sub-index split
Council Bluffs' overall crime index ran approximately 34.15 on one source's own scale, only modestly above that source's own national figure of 33.37 -- but its violent-crime sub-index ran notably lower (~4.18) while its property-crime sub-index ran notably higher (~29.97).
A comparatively elevated position within Iowa
More than 98% of Iowa communities carry a lower crime rate than Council Bluffs, per one source reviewed this pass -- a real, disclosed, comparatively elevated position specifically within Iowa's own generally low-crime statewide context.
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Key takeaways
- Council Bluffs' overall crime index runs close to the national average, but the sub-indices genuinely diverge.
- Violent crime runs notably lower, while property crime runs notably higher, on the same source's scale.
- More than 98% of Iowa communities carry a lower crime rate than Council Bluffs.
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