Clinton, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clinton, IA Summary

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

  • There were 1,124 total crimes committed in Clinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,598.5 total crimes per 100K people in Clinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clinton is 97.85% above the national average.
  • Clinton ranks #137 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Clinton ranks #9,264 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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Clinton Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clinton is 4,598.5 per 100,000 people. That's 97.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 129.72% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clinton
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,124 4,598.5 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 3 12.3 3.5 6.3
Robbery 10 40.9 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 175 716.0 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 211 863.2 303.5 369.8
Burglary 165 675.0 371.1 269.8
Larceny 659 2,696.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 89 364.1 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 913 3,735.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

Clinton 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 Clinton

211
Violent Crimes
863.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
133.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 211 violent crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clinton is 863.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 133.43% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 184.44% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clinton

913
Property Crimes
3,735.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 913 property crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clinton is 3,735.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 119.95% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clinton

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
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
Dixon, IL 15,396 108 701.5 584.6 116.9
Sterling, IL 14,681 277 1,886.8 1,539.4 347.4
Rock Falls, IL 8,687 281 3,234.7 2,728.2 506.5
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

Clinton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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