Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Burlington, IA Crime Grade
How Burlington grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Iowa — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
7/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Burlington, IA was 254.7 per 100,000 residents (60 incidents over a population of 23,555). That puts Burlington 22% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 8% above the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Burlington (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Burlington vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 581.6(142) | 587.3(138) | 562.8(132) | 426.5(100) | 254.7(60) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.5(2) | 4.2(1) |
| Rape | 86.0(21) | 55.3(13) | 42.6(10) | 51.2(12) | 17.0(4) |
| Robbery | 28.7(7) | 34.0(8) | 34.1(8) | 17.1(4) | 21.2(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 466.9(114) | 497.9(117) | 486.0(114) | 349.8(82) | 212.3(50) |
| Property crime | 3165.8(773) | 3732.4(877) | 2289.5(537) | 1842.7(432) | 1303.3(307) |
| Burglary | 593.8(145) | 480.9(113) | 469.0(110) | 273.0(64) | 157.1(37) |
| Larceny | 2174.7(531) | 2804.6(659) | 1598.8(375) | 1352.2(317) | 967.9(228) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 376.8(92) | 404.3(95) | 213.2(50) | 196.2(46) | 165.6(39) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Burlington's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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