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Burlington Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Burlington crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Burlington for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Burlington in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 22.25% and the city property crime rate in Burlington was lower than the national property crime rate average by 15.91%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Burlington was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 8.91% and the city property crime rate in Burlington was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 10.15%.

Property and Violent Crime
Burlington Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Burlington Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Burlington Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault50
Arson3
Burglary37
Larceny and Theft228
Motor Vehicle Theft39
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape4
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)490
Property Crime304
Violent Crime60
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault72
Arson2
Burglary47
Larceny and Theft314
Motor Vehicle Theft63
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)609
Property Crime423
Violent Crime81

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Burlington Property Crime

Burlington Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Burlington Crime 2025

Burlington Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Burlington Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Burlington Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Burlington, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Burlington crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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