West Branch, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Branch, IA Summary

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

  • There were 16 total crimes committed in West Branch the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 630.2 total crimes per 100K people in West Branch.
  • The overall crime rate in West Branch is -72.89% below the national average.
  • West Branch ranks #21 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • West Branch ranks #2,345 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 Branch Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Branch is 630.2 per 100,000 people. That's -72.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.52% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Branch
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 16 630.2 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 118.2 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 196.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 118.2 371.1 269.8
Larceny 8 315.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 11 433.2 1,698.2 1,954.4

West Branch 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 Branch

5
Violent Crimes
196.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in West Branch in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Branch is 196.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 507.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Branch each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.11% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Branch

11
Property Crimes
433.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 property crimes in West Branch in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Branch is 433.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Branch each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.49% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Branch

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
North Liberty, IA 21,131 100 473.2 359.7 113.6
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Hiawatha, IA 7,109 170 2,391.3 2,067.8 323.5
Milan, IL 4,994 144 2,883.5 2,623.1 260.3
West Liberty, IA 3,796 26 684.9 421.5 263.4

West Branch SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
9.5
Amenities
5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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