West Des Moines, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2016

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, 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 8,613 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 2543.01 8 507
Violent 227.03 9 473
Property 2315.98 8 489
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 1.52 8 406
Rape 36.57 10 371
Robbery 28.95 9 594
Aggravated Assault 159.99 8 412
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 223.98 11 654
Larceny-Theft 1974.68 8 320
Motor Vehicle Theft 106.66 9 624
Arson 10.67 7 366