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Polk County Sheriff's Office

County agencyIA0770000NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Polk County, Iowa

Serves ~53,431 residents · LEMAS survey

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI IA0770000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 261 victims, 254 offenders
Victim sex
Male155 (59%)
Female106 (41%)
Victim race
White220 (84%)
Black or African American36 (14%)
Asian4 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0%)
Weapons involved
Personal Weapons76 (31%)
Blunt Object40 (16%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument36 (15%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel22 (9%)
Handgun17 (7%)
Other16 (6%)

Top 6 of 15 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home143 (55%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk34 (13%)
Jail/Prison/Penitentiary/Corrections Facility22 (8%)
Bar/Nightclub14 (5%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.10 (4%)
Other/Unknown6 (2%)

Top 6 of 23 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Otherwise Known48 (18%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend42 (16%)
Stranger42 (16%)
Acquaintance42 (16%)
Spouse24 (9%)
Relationship Unknown17 (6%)

Top 6 of 20 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property20 (25%)
Simple Assault20 (25%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations10 (13%)
Kidnapping/Abduction6 (8%)
Drug Equipment Violations5 (6%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering4 (5%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Open data

Possible sources (5) — portal matches not yet confirmed

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
165
Part-time sworn
13
Full-time civilian
87
Part-time civilian
15
Total FT employees
455
Population served
53,431
Operating budget
$66,413,370
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013128299$49,049,320
2007147210$41,082,158
2003181168$30,288,745
200018075$22,035,496
1999186135
1997173115
199316943
199013136

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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