Burlington, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burlington, IA Summary

Crime in Burlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Burlington 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 Burlington:

  • There were 525 total crimes committed in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,239.4 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is 5.67% above the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #133 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Burlington ranks #7,658 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.

Additional research about crime in Iowa

Burlington Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 2,239.4 per 100,000 people. That's 5.67% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 45.41% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 525 2,239.4 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 8.5 2.1 5.0
Robbery 4 17.1 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 82 349.8 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 97 413.8 243.3 359.0
Burglary 64 273.0 199.1 229.0
Larceny 318 1,356.4 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 46 196.2 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 428 1,825.6 1,296.8 1,760.0

Burlington 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 Burlington

97
Violent Crimes
413.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
15.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 413.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 15.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.09% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

428
Property Crimes
1,825.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 428 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 1,825.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.73% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.78% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Galesburg, IL 28,864 1,004 3,478.4 2,965.6 512.7
Muscatine, IA 23,208 342 1,473.6 1,228.0 245.6
Macomb, IL 14,798 137 925.8 810.9 114.9
Fort Madison, IA 9,964 198 1,987.2 1,706.1 281.0
Keokuk, IA 9,392 176 1,873.9 1,586.5 287.5
Fairfield, IA 9,251 58 627.0 486.4 140.5
Monmouth, IL 8,460 147 1,737.6 1,371.2 366.4
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,371 93 1,111.0 1,063.2 47.8
Washington, IA 7,221 151 2,091.1 1,869.5 221.6
Dallas, NC 6,225 129 2,072.3 1,815.3 257.0

Burlington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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