Crime rates for Milford, IA

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Milford is safer than 82% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Iowa, only on the order of 30% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Milford. If you live in Milford, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 177. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 51.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Milford has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Milford is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Milford does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Milford.

For Milford, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Milford than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2893, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Milford is below average compared to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Milford than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 189.