The modern advances made in archiving former criminals are extremely efficient. We can only hope that our courts and prisons successfully reform convicts into empathetic civilians, but some crimes are more sensitive in nature. It only makes sense to double check and see how safe your home county is by a comparative measure. There are 99 counties in Iowa, and here are the 20 with the most sex offenders. (Please keep in mind that these statistics are per 10,000. Also, check out Home Facts’s interactive map of Iowa’s Sex Offenders to see how the rest of Iowa measures up.)
- Wapello County
Flickr.com/ Loco Steve Wapello County is first with 32.43 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Des Moines County
Flickr.com/ Loco Steve Des Moines County comes in second with 31.81 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Fayette County
Wikipedia.org/ Fayette County, Iowa Fayette County ranks third with 30.66 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Decatur County
Flickr.com/ Jesse Loughborough Fourth goes to Decatur County with 28.63 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Scott County
Wikipedia.org/ Scott County, Iowa Scott County is number five with 27.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Mahaska County
Wikipedia.org/ Mahaska County, Iowa Mahaska county ties Scott County with 27.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents, but has a much smaller population.
- Hardin County
Wikipedia.org/ Hardin County, Iowa Hardin County is seventh with 25.75 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Greene County
Wikipedia.org/ Greene County, Iowa Greene County has the eighth highest amount with 24.72 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Woodbury County
Wikipedia.org/ Woodbury County, Iowa Woodbury County is number nine with 24.33 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Cherokee County
Wikipedia.org/ Cherokee County, Iowa
- Van Buren County
Wikipedia.org/ Van Buren County, Iowa Close behind is Van Buren County with 23.79 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Tama County
Wikipedia.org/ Tama County, Iowa Tama County is number twelve with 23.67 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Pottawattamie County
Wikipedia.org/ Pottawattamie County, Iowa Pottawattamie County ranks 13th with 23.57 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Osceola County
Wikipedia.org/ Osceola County, Iowa 14th is Osceola County with 23.39 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Monona County
Wikipedia.org/ Monona County, Iowa Monona County is number 15 with 22.72 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Webster County
Wikipedia.org/ Webster County, Iowa Webster County is 16th with 21.53 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Lyon County
Wikipedia.org/ Lyon County, Iowa Lyon County is on Webster’s heels with 21.51 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Black Hawk County
Wikipedia.org/ Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk County is number 18 with 21.01 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Appanoose County
Wikipedia.org/ Appanoose County, Iowa Second to last is Appanoose County with 21 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Marshall County
Wikipedia.org/ Marshall County, Iowa Marshall County is number 20 with 20.83 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Disclaimer: All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources such as HomeFacts. OnlyInYourState doesn’t guarantee the information above is perfectly accurate or current, although we have done our best to ensure that it is. For further questions, please consult the proper state agency.
Flickr.com/ Loco Steve
Wapello County is first with 32.43 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Des Moines County comes in second with 31.81 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Fayette County, Iowa
Fayette County ranks third with 30.66 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr.com/ Jesse Loughborough
Fourth goes to Decatur County with 28.63 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Scott County, Iowa
Scott County is number five with 27.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Mahaska County, Iowa
Mahaska county ties Scott County with 27.19 sex offenders per 10,000 residents, but has a much smaller population.
Wikipedia.org/ Hardin County, Iowa
Hardin County is seventh with 25.75 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Greene County, Iowa
Greene County has the eighth highest amount with 24.72 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Woodbury County, Iowa
Woodbury County is number nine with 24.33 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Cherokee County, Iowa
Wikipedia.org/ Van Buren County, Iowa
Close behind is Van Buren County with 23.79 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Tama County, Iowa
Tama County is number twelve with 23.67 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County ranks 13th with 23.57 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Osceola County, Iowa
14th is Osceola County with 23.39 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Monona County, Iowa
Monona County is number 15 with 22.72 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Webster County, Iowa
Webster County is 16th with 21.53 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Lyon County, Iowa
Lyon County is on Webster’s heels with 21.51 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Black Hawk County, Iowa
Black Hawk County is number 18 with 21.01 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Appanoose County, Iowa
Second to last is Appanoose County with 21 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikipedia.org/ Marshall County, Iowa
Marshall County is number 20 with 20.83 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
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