It is located in Cherokee County, IA. It has a population of 4,954 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 88.82 per 10.000 people. There have been 44 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.005%. The majority of crimes committed in Cherokee are larceny/theft crimes - 25 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 15 felony charges and 29 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Cherokee averaged 195 violent crimes. Of that total, 1 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 9 was for legacy rape, 1 was for robbery, and 184 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Cherokee county, Iowa with a total number of 9 employees - 0 female, 8 male officers and 1 civilians. Cherokee PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is IA0180100, it belongs to the West North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.