2020 Dubuque Crime Statistics Handout Copyrig hted
March 24, 2021
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
Special Meeting
ITEM TITLE: 2020 Dubuque Crime Statistics Handout
SUMMARY: City Managertransmitting the 2020 Dubuque Crime Statistics Handout.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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2020 Dubuque Crime Statistics Handout Supporting Documentation
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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 vcieLl-being, a Dubuque has had a 32%
sustainable quality of life, a reduction reduction in overall crime
in the numbers and cost of injuries, the from 2015-2020
preservation of income and assets, and
improved perceptions of safety is a top A comparison of 2020 versus 2019 shows
the total number of crimes rose by just three
priority for Dubuque city government, crimes, from 1,509 to 1,512.
THE CITY OF
DuB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Shots Fired CONFIRMED SHOTS FIRED
■ 2019 2020
Des Moines �28'
"Confirmed Shots Fired" is one of the many 1456
metrics tracked by the police department Davenport
annually. In 2020, there were 17 instances Cedar Rapids
of confirmed shots fired in Dubuque, an Waterloo
increase of one over 2019's total of 16 and SIouX Clty
down significantly from 2015's total of 33. IOWB Clty
Dubuque ��
Council Bluffs
At L@�. Ames
has been arrested i Peoria, i�
Rockford, IL
connection vciith � � Average 252323.8
I act �ioar'c �� i-ac 0 300 600 900 1200 1500
SHOTS FIRED
This is thanks in large part to exceptional Percent increase from 2019-2020
police work with the assistance of Dubuque's Des Moines
network of traffic/security cameras. The Davenport
unresolved cases remain open with viable Cedar Rapids
suspects identified in several. WBtefl00
Sioux City 555%
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lowa City 338%
Dubuque 6%
, �, , . � Council Bluffs
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- � The City of Dubuque is a regional
- ��' leader in the use of video technology
for crime reduction and resolution.
Murders MURDERS zo�9 - Zozo
2o1g 202o POPULATION
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- - - - - - - Des Moines 14 22 216,853
of confirmed shots fired is tc �avenport z io ioz,o85
many, Dubuque's totals are la, CedarRapids 7 12 133�174
than mar Water�oo 2 7 67,798
Sioux City 3 5 82,396
lovva City 1 2 76,zgo
Dubuque o 1 57,941
Counci�Bluffis 6 0 62,4z1
Ames 1 0 67,i54
Peoria, IL z5 14 i11,388
Rockford, IL N/A 36 147,g81
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While it is impossible to prevent
some crimes from occurring, it 80
is important to knovci that the
Dubuque Police Department 6o i : �
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�2-Zo2o CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
2020 TOTAL : 1,245 Burglaries: 219
�200 2019 TOTAL : 1,319 Burglaries to motor vehicle: 148
Thefts: 808
900 -rj.6% decrease Thefts of motor vehicle: 70
600
A robbery happens to a person
300 and a burglary happens to a
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place (home, garage, car, etc.).
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O O O O O O O O O �
N N N N N N N N N Q
Theft of Burglary to Theft Burglury
Motor Vehicle Motor Vehicle
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CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
2012-2020
2020 TOTAL : 267 Murder: 1
150 2019 TOTAL : 190 Sexual Assault: 105
� Robberies: 26
� 40.5% increase Aggravated Assault: 135
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50 Approximately gs% of sexual
assaults in Dubuque in 2020
Were betWeen people Who
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N N N N N N N N N Q
Aggravated Assault Sexual Assault Robbery Murder
Dubuque Police Department
563-589-4410
police@cityofdubuque.org
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