Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0Davenport has more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
The graded rate fell 15% from 2023 to 2025. That puts it at D for safety, judged on crimes Davenport’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #101 of 105 graded towns in Iowa, and #255 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. Behind the grade sit 6.4 violent crimes and 35.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 3.1 and 17.0 in the rest of Iowa. Each of the 3 towns on its borders with figures records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IA” is every other Iowa city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Davenport
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Iowa towns on Davenport’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Buffalo (A+), Eldridge (A), Bettendorf (B+). Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Davenport’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 8.0 per 100,000 residents a year, 3.7 times the rest of Iowa (2.2) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 3.0 times the rest of Iowa
77.2 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (76 reported in 2025), 3.0 times the rest of Iowa (25.6) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Davenport reports less crime per resident than 22% (#255). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Davenport’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Davenport property | Rest of Iowa property | Davenport violent | Rest of Iowa violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34.8 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 38.1 | 19.1 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 35.4 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 31.6 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Iowa.
Crime in Davenport per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Davenport | Rest of Iowa | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Davenport | Rest of Iowa | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 96.6 | 27.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 91.1 | 30.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 65.0 | 26.5 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 75.4 | 19.8 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Davenport’s police reported 7 homicides, 76 robberies and 657 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Iowa and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
3,843 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
657 violent and 3,186 property, as reported to the FBI by Davenport’s police.
52 people died in crashes on Davenport’s roads in 2019–2023
Davenport had 47 fatal crashes in five years, in which 52 people died; 14 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 10 died in crashes on an Interstate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Davenport and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | D | 6.4 | 35.0 |
| Bettendorf | B+ | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| Eldridge | A | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Buffalo | A+ | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Iowa towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | D | 6.4 | 35.0 |
| Ankeny | B− | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| West Des Moines | C+ | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| Iowa City | C | 3.1 | 17.2 |
| Cedar Rapids | C− | 2.7 | 25.6 |
| Sioux City | D | 5.4 | 32.2 |
The five graded Iowa towns closest to Davenport’s population (100,358), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Davenport. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Davenport’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (100,761 in 2025); our figure for Davenport is 100,358 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Davenport
Is Davenport, IA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Davenport reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #101 of 105 in Iowa. Its police reported 6.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Iowa and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Davenport?
6.4 violent and 35.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Iowa reports 3.1 and 17.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Davenport in 2025?
Davenport’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Davenport safer than Bettendorf?
Bettendorf reports less crime per resident than Davenport: Bettendorf grades B+ for safety and Davenport D. Bettendorf’s police reported 1.0 violent and 8.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Davenport?
Davenport’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Davenport”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.