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Maquoketa police report: Group A offenses fall in 2025; staffing remains a challenge
Summary
Police Chief Brendan Zeimet told the Maquoketa City Council that Group A offenses fell from 425 in 2024 to 266 in 2025, while the department continues to face recruitment and retention challenges; the full report is available on the city’s website.
Police Chief Brendan Zeimet presented the Maquoketa Police Department’s 2025 annual report to the City Council on March 16, 2026, reporting a decline in more serious crimes. According to the Iowa Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program classifications cited by Zeimet, Group A offenses — which include aggravated assault, burglary and weapons charges — fell from 425 reported incidents in 2024 to 266 in 2025.
Zeimet framed the numbers as part of a broader effort to understand local crime trends and to allocate department resources and enforcement strategies accordingly. He also told the council that maintaining a full staff has been a continuing challenge for the department and that recruiting and retaining skilled personnel remains a priority. The presentation noted that the full report is posted on the city’s website.
The report to the council was presented as information; no formal action was taken on the report itself during the meeting. Council members did not record further requests or motions tied to the report in the meeting minutes.
