Muscatine County, IA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$6.35 million

Cost of Crime™ for Muscatine County, IA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $354 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Muscatine County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Muscatine County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Muscatine County sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of counties and behind 27%. The grade covers only Muscatine County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Muscatine County is 2.741 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 277 in the south areas to 1 in 812 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Muscatine County, IA report the most violent crime, about 47 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Muscatine County, IA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Muscatine County is projected at $6,352,868 for 2025, about $144 per resident and $354 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Muscatine County Compared to Other Counties?

Muscatine County, IA:	$144
Scott County, IA:	$169
Linn County, IA:	$139
Iowa:	$158
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $144 per resident each year in Muscatine County, which is $114 less than the national average and $14 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Muscatine County:

In Scott County, IA, crime costs $169 per person, which is $25 more than in Muscatine County.
In Linn County, IA, crime costs $139 per person, which is $5 less than in Muscatine County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Muscatine County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Muscatine County	Cost per Muscatine County Resident
Murder	$1.86 million	$42
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.96 million	$44
Robbery	$297,001	$7
Assault	$2.24 million	$51
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,352,868	$144

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Muscatine County, IA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Muscatine County totals $22,433,293 ($509 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $28,786,162 ($654 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Muscatine County, IA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Muscatine County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Muscatine County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.771
Robbery	0.2144
Rape	0.7332
Murder	0.0224
Total Violent Crime	2.741 (B+)

Individual Muscatine County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Muscatine County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Muscatine County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Louisa County, IA	A-	B+	A-
Cedar County, IA	B+	A-	B+
Mercer County, IL	A+	A	A+
Scott County, IA	C+	C+	C
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	B+
Rock Island County, IL	B-	B+	C
Washington County, IA	A-	A	A-
Henry County, IA	B-	C	B-
Clinton County, IA	C+	C+	C
Henry County, IL	A-	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Muscatine County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Warren County, MO	B	C	C
Defiance County, OH	A-	A-	A-
DeKalb County, IN	A	A	A
Delaware County, NY	A-	C+	C+
Delaware County, OK	C-	C-	C-
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	D+
Wayne County, PA	A+	A	A
Washington County, OK	D+	C	C
Franklin County, KY	C	A-	A-
Warren County, TN	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Muscatine County is safer than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

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