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Iowa 20th-Worst State For Burglaries

(Undated, IA)  --  Iowa is the 20th-worst state in the country for burglaries.  According to a study by Safe-Home-dot-org that uses FBI data, Iowa had a little over seven burglaries per one-thousand homes in 2017.  Neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota all had less.  The data also shows the rate of burglaries across the country has fallen to 15 percent of all crimes committed.