Fort Madison, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fort Madison, IA Summary

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

  • There were 241 total crimes committed in Fort Madison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,389.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Madison.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Madison is 2.83% above the national average.
  • Fort Madison ranks #114 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Fort Madison ranks #7,295 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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Fort Madison Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Madison is 2,389.9 per 100,000 people. That's 2.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.39% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Madison
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 241 2,389.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 228.1 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 31 307.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 40 396.7 371.1 269.8
Larceny 156 1,547.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 138.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 210 2,082.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Fort Madison 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 Fort Madison

31
Violent Crimes
307.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Fort Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Madison is 307.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 325.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.30% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Madison

210
Property Crimes
2,082.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Fort Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Madison is 2,082.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.55% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.63% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Madison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Burlington, IA 23,497 1,005 4,277.1 3,689.8 587.3
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
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
Lewistown, MT 6,135 28 456.4 48.9 407.5
Dallas, NC 6,086 128 2,103.2 1,889.6 213.6

Fort Madison SnackAbility

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