Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dubuque, IA Crime Grade
How Dubuque 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
8/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Dubuque, IA was 399.5 per 100,000 residents (235 incidents over a population of 58,822). That puts Dubuque Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 69% above the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dubuque (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dubuque 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 | 465.5(269) | 468.7(275) | 442.8(259) | 409.4(240) | 399.5(235) |
| Murder | 6.9(4) | 1.7(1) | 3.4(2) | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 114.2(66) | 100.6(59) | 136.8(80) | 87.0(51) | 91.8(54) |
| Robbery | 38.1(22) | 42.6(25) | 12.0(7) | 23.9(14) | 23.8(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 306.3(177) | 323.8(190) | 290.6(170) | 296.8(174) | 283.9(167) |
| Property crime | 2088.6(1,207) | 1816.8(1,066) | 1639.5(959) | 1453.4(852) | 1524.9(897) |
| Burglary | 332.2(192) | 385.2(226) | 288.9(169) | 228.6(134) | 243.1(143) |
| Larceny | 1559.1(901) | 1312.3(770) | 1263.4(739) | 1120.8(657) | 1184.9(697) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 167.8(97) | 109.1(64) | 73.5(43) | 93.8(55) | 90.1(53) |
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: Dubuque'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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