Bettendorf, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bettendorf:

  • There were 576 total crimes committed in Bettendorf the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,456.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bettendorf.
  • The overall crime rate in Bettendorf is -37.33% below the national average.
  • Bettendorf ranks #73 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Bettendorf ranks #5,185 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,456.5 per 100,000 people. That's -37.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.24% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bettendorf
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 576 1,456.5 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 8 20.2 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 40.5 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 31 78.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 58 146.7 371.1 269.8
Larceny 431 1,089.8 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 141.6 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 545 1,378.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Bettendorf Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bettendorf

31
Violent Crimes
78.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Bettendorf in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bettendorf is 78.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,275.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bettendorf each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.17% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bettendorf

545
Property Crimes
1,378.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 545 property crimes in Bettendorf in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bettendorf is 1,378.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.6 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 -29.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.85% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 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 100,437 4,197 4,178.7 3,480.8 697.9
Moline, IL 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
Rock Island, IL 36,235 1,143 3,154.4 2,591.4 563.0
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Eldridge, IA 6,770 56 827.2 782.9 44.3
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6
Milan, IL 4,994 144 2,883.5 2,623.1 260.3
Le Claire, IA 3,990 16 401.0 325.8 75.2

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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