Clinton, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clinton, IA Summary

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

  • There were 746 total crimes committed in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,086.3 total crimes per 100K people in Clinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clinton is 45.63% above the national average.
  • Clinton ranks #142 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Clinton ranks #8,662 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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Clinton Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clinton is 3,086.3 per 100,000 people. That's 45.63% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 100.41% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clinton
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 746 3,086.3 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 7 29.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 64 264.8 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 87 359.9 243.3 359.0
Burglary 109 451.0 199.1 229.0
Larceny 500 2,068.6 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 50 206.9 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 659 2,726.4 1,296.8 1,760.0

Clinton 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 Clinton

87
Violent Crimes
359.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 87 violent crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clinton is 359.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.26% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.97% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clinton

659
Property Crimes
2,726.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 659 property crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clinton is 2,726.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.91% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 110.25% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clinton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Dixon, IL 15,043 98 651.5 458.7 192.8
Sterling, IL 14,400 238 1,652.8 1,333.3 319.4
Rock Falls, IL 8,545 305 3,569.3 2,972.5 596.8
Silvis, IL 7,865 304 3,865.2 3,623.6 241.6
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

Clinton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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