This Small Town Was Named The Safest Place To Live In Iowa

Before you move somewhere, you want to make sure the town you are moving to is safe. That's like the first thing you check. Now, safety can be somewhat subjective like when you ask your realtor, "Is this a safe neighborhood?" My neighborhood is safe but within the first 3 months of us moving there, someone got murdered which was out of the blue for my neck of the woods.

If you're moving to Iowa and safety is your top priority, plan to move to a city where there isn't much going on. It's a small city but it has been deemed the safest city in Iowa by Road Snacks.

While no Quad Cities town made it in the top 3 or top 5, one did make it into the top 10.

Third & Second Safest Towns In Iowa

3. Sioux Center

Located in northwestern Iowa, Sioux Center it is one of the Hawkeye State's middle-of-nowhere cities but also named the 3rd safest city.

2. Norwalk

With a population of just 14,299 people, Norwalk is just south of the Des Moines metro. Those smaller communities surrounding the DSM area really have a sense of community and little to no crime.

Shout Out To Eldridge

Cracking the top 10 safest cities in Iowa is the Quad Cities' very own Eldridge. Located in northern Scott County, Eldridge is a great place to raise a family, play at parks, enjoy the community, and feel safe.

Finding Iowa's Safest Cities

When you can find the data like Road Snacks can, it's easy to find out which cities are the safest and which ones aren't.

"We've broken down the safest cities in Iowa based on the most recent FBI data on property and violent crime in places with more than 5,000 residents."

They also looked at data points including:

• Population
• Violent Crimes Per 100k
• Property Crimes Per 100k
• Murders
• Murders Per 100k

They also looked at towns with populations over 5,000 and the safest city in Iowa is barely over that.

The Number One Safest City In Iowa

1. Asbury

Asbury is essentially a "suburb" of Dubuque. With a population of just over 6,000, Asbury has no murders or murders per 100k. It's insanely safe and you learn more about it on their website.

"Asbury, found in Dubuque County of Iowa and part of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area, continues to be a paradigm of safety with its impressive safest position in violent crime rankings. The city's law enforcement and community engagement efforts have notably curbed incidents of murder, rape, and robbery, with only an isolated case of aggravated assault."