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:
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
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 |
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 |