Dubuque Police Department 2022 Crime Statistics Handout Copyrighted
May 1, 2023
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 08.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Dubuque Police Department 2022 Crime Statistics Handout
SUM MARY: City Manager providing a copy of the Dubuque Police Department's
2022 Crime Statistics Handout.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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The goal of the City's approach to public safety is to make Dubuque the safest
community possible vciith the understanding that community safety is not just
about injury prevention and crime prevention; it is about increasing vciell-being
and building a vibrant, engaged, and equitable community.
Working to ensure residents experience an
increased sense of well-being, a sustainable Dubuque has had a 34%
quality of life, a reduction in the numbers and reduction in overall crime
cost of injuries, the preservation of income and from 2015-2022
assets, and improved perceptions of safety is a
top priority for Dubuque city government. A comparison of 2022 versus 2021 shows the
total number of crimes dropped by six crimes,
from 1,470 to 1,464.
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Shots Fired
"Confirmed Shots Fired" is one of the many metrics tracked by the police department
annually. In 2022, there were 13 instances of confirmed shots fired in Dubuque, a
decrease of 15 from 2021's total of 28 and down significantly from 2015's total of 33.
Confirmed Shots Fired
2021 2022 % Change
Ames 5 Not reporting N/A
Cedar Rapids 123 120 2.44% increase
Davenport 201 171 14.9% decrease
Des Moines 1,380 Not reporting N/A
Dubuque 28 13 53.6%
decrease
lowa City 37 37 0% change
Rockford, IL Not reporting 629 N/A
Waterloo Not reporting 132 N/A
At least one person has been arrested in
connection vciith g of last year's 13 cases.
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Murders MURDERS 202� - 2022
2021 2022 POPULATION
-- Ames 4 4 66,424
of confirmed shots fired is tc Cedar Rapids � l0 136,467
many, Dubuque's totals are tu Davenport 13 10 101,009
than mar Des Moines 11 21 212,031
Dubuque 5 1 59,119
Sioux City 4 3 85,617
lowa City 3 3 74,596
Waterloo N/A 9 66,941
Peoria, IL 34 24 111,666
Rockford, IL 24 15 147,711
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excels in solving crimes. . •
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In 2020, the Dubuque Police resolved 92.3% of all Crimes , , �
Against Persons committed in the city. The national average for 20 •
2019 (the most current on record via FBI data) was 45.4%.
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1500 CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
zo�5-2ozz CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
2021 TOTAL: 1,244 Burglaries: 240
1200 2022 TOTAL: 1,239 Burglariesto motorvehicle: 96
Thefts: 823
900 0,41% decrease Thefts of motor vehicle: 85
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A robbery happens to a person
300 and a burglary happens to a
place (home, garage, car, etc.).
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Theft of Burglary to Burglary Theft
Motor Vehicle Motor Vehicle
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CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
2012-2022
2021 TOTAL: 226 Murder: 1
150 2022 TOTAL: 225 Sexual Assault: 77
� Robberies: 22
� 0.44% decrease Aggravated Assault: 125
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sexual assaults in Dubuque
decreased by almost 27%,
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Aggravated Assault Sexual Assault Robbery Murder
Dubuque Police Department
563-589-4410
police@cityofdubuque.org
PD006-042023 www.cityofdubuque.org/police