West Burlington, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Burlington, IA Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in West Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 9,789.1 total crimes per 100K people in West Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in West Burlington is 321.18% above the national average.
  • West Burlington ranks #138 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • West Burlington ranks #9,812 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 Burlington Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Burlington is 9,789.1 per 100,000 people. That's 321.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 389.03% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Burlington
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 9,789.1 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 566.6 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 19 598.0 303.5 369.8
Burglary 20 629.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 264 8,309.7 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 251.8 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 292 9,191.1 1,698.2 1,954.4

West Burlington 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 Burlington

19
Violent Crimes
598.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in West Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Burlington is 598.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 97.06% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Burlington

292
Property Crimes
9,191.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
370.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 292 property crimes in West Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Burlington is 9,191.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 10.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 370.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 441.21% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Galesburg, IL 29,985 422 1,407.4 927.1 480.2
Burlington, IA 23,497 1,005 4,277.1 3,689.8 587.3
Muscatine, IA 23,237 460 1,979.6 1,626.7 352.9
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Fort Madison, IA 10,084 241 2,389.9 2,082.5 307.4
Keokuk, IA 9,702 279 2,875.7 2,143.9 731.8
Fairfield, IA 9,641 161 1,670.0 1,389.9 280.1
Mount Pleasant, IA 8,959 153 1,707.8 1,283.6 424.2
Monmouth, IL 8,652 142 1,641.2 1,421.6 219.6
Washington, IA 7,209 166 2,302.7 1,886.5 416.1

West Burlington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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