Robbery per Capita in Burlington
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Burlington residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Burlington residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in Burlington is about 1 in 3,751.
Robbery costs the average Burlington resident about $8 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery 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 A- grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Burlington is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% 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 robbery in Burlington is 0.2666 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Burlington generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Burlington may be as high as 1 in 1,765 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,612 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the central parts of Burlington, IA: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Burlington has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery 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: | 0.2666 |
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| Iowa: | 0.2214 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Burlington is less safe than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Burlington about $223,836 in 2025, or roughly $8 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 robbery 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 | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | C- | D | |
C- | C- | C- | A- | |
C- | D+ | C- | D | |
B+ | B+ | B | A | |
A | A | A+ | A | |
C | C- | C- | D | |
C+ | C | C | D+ | |
A- | B+ | A | A- | |
C- | D+ | C- | D | |
B- | B+ | B- | D- |
Burlington is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C+ | B- | B- | B | |
B | C+ | C+ | D | |
B- | B | B | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | F | |
B- | C | C | B- | |
A- | A | A | B | |
A+ | A | A | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C+ | |
B- | A | A | B+ |
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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