West Liberty, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Liberty, IA Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in West Liberty the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 684.9 total crimes per 100K people in West Liberty.
  • The overall crime rate in West Liberty is -70.53% below the national average.
  • West Liberty ranks #26 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • West Liberty ranks #2,577 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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West Liberty Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Liberty is 684.9 per 100,000 people. That's -70.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.78% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Liberty
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 684.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 210.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 10 263.4 303.5 369.8
Burglary 4 105.4 371.1 269.8
Larceny 11 289.8 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 26.3 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 16 421.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

West Liberty 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 West Liberty

10
Violent Crimes
263.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in West Liberty in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Liberty is 263.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 379.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Liberty each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.20% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Liberty

16
Property Crimes
421.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in West Liberty in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Liberty is 421.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Liberty each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.18% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Liberty

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
Coralville, IA 23,555 686 2,912.3 2,627.9 284.4
Muscatine, IA 23,237 460 1,979.6 1,626.7 352.9
North Liberty, IA 21,131 100 473.2 359.7 113.6
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
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6

West Liberty SnackAbility

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