Assault per Capita in Burlington
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Burlington residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Burlington residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Burlington is about 1 in 287.
Assault costs the average Burlington resident about $100 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Burlington in green. The most dangerous areas in Burlington are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Burlington is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Burlington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Burlington is 3.487 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Burlington generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Burlington may be as high as 1 in 130 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 375 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of Burlington, IA: about 17 per year. The northeast part of Burlington has fewer cases of assault with only 5 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Burlington to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Burlington, IA: | 3.487 |
|---|---|
| Iowa: | 2.059 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Burlington is less safe than the Iowa state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Burlington about $2,672,525 in 2025, or roughly $100 per resident. This is part of Burlington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Burlington, including every crime type and how Burlington compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Burlington's crime maps on the Burlington overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | C- | D+ | |
C- | C- | C- | C- | |
C- | D+ | C- | C- | |
B+ | B+ | B | B | |
A | A | A+ | A | |
C | C- | C- | C- | |
C+ | C | C | C+ | |
A- | B+ | A | B | |
C- | D+ | C- | D+ | |
B- | B+ | B- | A |
Burlington is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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C+ | B- | B- | B- | |
B | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | C | |
B- | C | C | C+ | |
A- | A | A | B+ | |
A+ | A | A | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | A | A | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Burlington, IA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Burlington schools on SchoolGrade
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