Bettendorf, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bettendorf, IA Summary

Crime in Bettendorf research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bettendorf over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bettendorf:

  • There were 390 total crimes committed in Bettendorf in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 972.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bettendorf.
  • The overall crime rate in Bettendorf is -54.11% below the national average.
  • Bettendorf ranks #79 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Bettendorf ranks #4,300 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bettendorf Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bettendorf is 972.4 per 100,000 people. That's -54.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.85% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bettendorf
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 390 972.4 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 2 5.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 57.3 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 42 104.7 243.3 359.0
Burglary 66 164.6 199.1 229.0
Larceny 254 633.3 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 28 69.8 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 348 867.7 1,296.8 1,760.0

Bettendorf Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bettendorf

42
Violent Crimes
104.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Bettendorf in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bettendorf is 104.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 954.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bettendorf each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.83% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.95% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bettendorf

348
Property Crimes
867.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 348 property crimes in Bettendorf in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bettendorf is 867.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bettendorf each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.70% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.08% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bettendorf

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Davenport, IA 99,926 4,119 4,122.1 3,540.6 581.4
Moline, IL 41,659 1,549 3,718.3 3,334.2 384.1
Rock Island, IL 35,841 1,168 3,258.8 2,714.8 544.1
East Moline, IL 20,637 551 2,670.0 2,355.0 315.0
Silvis, IL 7,865 304 3,865.2 3,623.6 241.6
Eldridge, IA 6,886 26 377.6 334.0 43.6
Geneseo, IL 6,520 62 950.9 858.9 92.0
Colona, IL 4,958 45 907.6 847.1 60.5
Milan, IL 4,929 110 2,231.7 1,805.6 426.0
Le Claire, IA 4,755 24 504.7 378.5 126.2

Bettendorf SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9
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