Maquoketa, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 136 total crimes committed in Maquoketa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,253.5 total crimes per 100K people in Maquoketa.
  • The overall crime rate in Maquoketa is -3.04% below the national average.
  • Maquoketa ranks #107 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Maquoketa ranks #7,061 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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Maquoketa Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maquoketa is 2,253.5 per 100,000 people. That's -3.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.58% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maquoketa
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 136 2,253.5 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 16.6 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 248.6 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 20 331.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 24 397.7 371.1 269.8
Larceny 87 1,441.6 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 82.9 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 116 1,922.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

Maquoketa 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 Maquoketa

20
Violent Crimes
331.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Maquoketa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maquoketa is 331.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 301.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maquoketa each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.20% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maquoketa

116
Property Crimes
1,922.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 property crimes in Maquoketa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maquoketa is 1,922.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.0 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 -1.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.18% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 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
Moline, IL 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
Marion, IA 41,793 614 1,469.1 1,225.1 244.1
Bettendorf, IA 39,548 576 1,456.5 1,378.1 78.4
Rock Island, IL 36,235 1,143 3,154.4 2,591.4 563.0
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Platteville, WI 11,771 281 2,387.2 2,123.9 263.4
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6
Milan, IL 4,994 144 2,883.5 2,623.1 260.3

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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