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Iowa

2 national park sites ranked by safety

State score · Elevated risk

279.8

Violent crime / 100k (moderate)

2334

NOAA hazard score · 2024

Top weather hazards in Iowa

From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.

Thunderstorm Wind 659
Hail 417
Drought 299
Flood 185
Winter Storm 175

Iowa parks ranked by safety

2 parks · sorted by Safety Index

#1 79

Effigy Mounds National Monument National Monument Allamakee County

#2 79

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site National Historic Site Cedar County

How this is calculated

Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.

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