Dubuque, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dubuque, IA Summary

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

  • There were 1,329 total crimes committed in Dubuque the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,265.0 total crimes per 100K people in Dubuque.
  • The overall crime rate in Dubuque is -2.55% below the national average.
  • Dubuque ranks #108 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Dubuque ranks #7,081 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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Dubuque Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dubuque is 2,265.0 per 100,000 people. That's -2.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 13.15% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dubuque
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,329 2,265.0 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 3.5 6.3
Robbery 25 42.6 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 195 332.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 277 472.1 303.5 369.8
Burglary 224 381.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 765 1,303.8 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 107.4 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,052 1,792.9 1,698.2 1,954.4

Dubuque 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 Dubuque

277
Violent Crimes
472.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 277 violent crimes in Dubuque in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dubuque is 472.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 211.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dubuque each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 55.55% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dubuque

1,052
Property Crimes
1,792.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,052 property crimes in Dubuque in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dubuque is 1,792.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dubuque each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.57% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dubuque

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Platteville, WI 11,771 281 2,387.2 2,123.9 263.4
Maquoketa, IA 6,035 136 2,253.5 1,922.1 331.4
Asbury, IA 6,005 17 283.1 266.4 16.7
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,461 87 1,593.1 1,410.0 183.1
Manchester, IA 5,134 98 1,908.8 1,616.7 292.2
East Dubuque, IL 1,571 38 2,418.8 2,036.9 381.9

Dubuque SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
10
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