Davenport, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Davenport, IA Summary

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

  • There were 4,197 total crimes committed in Davenport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,178.7 total crimes per 100K people in Davenport.
  • The overall crime rate in Davenport is 79.79% above the national average.
  • Davenport ranks #133 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Davenport ranks #9,067 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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Davenport Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Davenport is 4,178.7 per 100,000 people. That's 79.79% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.76% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Davenport
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,197 4,178.7 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 4.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 97 96.6 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 507 504.8 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 701 697.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 659 656.1 371.1 269.8
Larceny 2,358 2,347.7 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 479 476.9 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 3,496 3,480.8 1,698.2 1,954.4

Davenport 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 Davenport

701
Violent Crimes
697.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 701 violent crimes in Davenport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Davenport is 697.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Davenport each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 129.98% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Davenport

3,496
Property Crimes
3,480.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
78.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,496 property crimes in Davenport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Davenport is 3,480.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Davenport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 78.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.96% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Davenport

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
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
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Eldridge, IA 6,770 56 827.2 782.9 44.3
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

Davenport SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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