West Des Moines, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2015

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in West Des Moines IA ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 11 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,404 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other Iowa cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2382.86 9 524
Violent 198.44 10 510
Property 2184.41 9 512
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 9 468
Rape 32.31 9 378
Robbery 24.61 10 638
Aggravated Assault 141.53 9 456
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 261.51 11 600
Larceny-Theft 1827.52 9 414
Motor Vehicle Theft 92.3 8 605
Arson 3.08 11 556