Maquoketa, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Maquoketa, IA Summary

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

  • There were 135 total crimes committed in Maquoketa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,239.2 total crimes per 100K people in Maquoketa.
  • The overall crime rate in Maquoketa is 5.66% above the national average.
  • Maquoketa ranks #132 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Maquoketa ranks #7,657 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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Maquoketa Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maquoketa is 2,239.2 per 100,000 people. That's 5.66% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 45.40% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maquoketa
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 135 2,239.2 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 248.8 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 15 248.8 243.3 359.0
Burglary 25 414.7 199.1 229.0
Larceny 91 1,509.4 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 66.3 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 120 1,990.4 1,296.8 1,760.0

Maquoketa 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 Maquoketa

15
Violent Crimes
248.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Maquoketa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maquoketa is 248.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maquoketa each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.28% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maquoketa

120
Property Crimes
1,990.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Maquoketa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maquoketa is 1,990.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Maquoketa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.09% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.49% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Maquoketa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marion, IA 42,420 263 620.0 497.4 122.6
Moline, IL 41,659 1,549 3,718.3 3,334.2 384.1
Bettendorf, IA 40,105 390 972.4 867.7 104.7
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
Platteville, WI 10,907 179 1,641.1 1,274.4 366.7
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

Maquoketa SnackAbility

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