Burlington, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 1,005 total crimes committed in Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,277.1 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is 84.03% above the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #134 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Burlington ranks #9,115 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.

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 4,277.1 per 100,000 people. That's 84.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 113.67% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,005 4,277.1 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 8 34.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 117 497.9 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 138 587.3 303.5 369.8
Burglary 113 480.9 371.1 269.8
Larceny 659 2,804.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 404.3 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 867 3,689.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Burlington 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 Burlington

138
Violent Crimes
587.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
58.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 138 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 587.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 58.82% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 93.52% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

867
Property Crimes
3,689.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 867 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 3,689.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.1 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 88.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 117.27% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 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 29,985 422 1,407.4 927.1 480.2
Muscatine, IA 23,237 460 1,979.6 1,626.7 352.9
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Fort Madison, IA 10,084 241 2,389.9 2,082.5 307.4
Keokuk, IA 9,702 279 2,875.7 2,143.9 731.8
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Monmouth, IL 8,652 142 1,641.2 1,421.6 219.6
Washington, IA 7,209 166 2,302.7 1,886.5 416.1
Dallas, NC 6,086 128 2,103.2 1,889.6 213.6

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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