Iowa City, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2021

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Iowa City 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 5,258 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 1923.33 8 321
Violent 307.01 8 263
Property 1616.32 9 326
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 2.58 6 268
Rape 36.12 8 277
Robbery 30.96 8 310
Aggravated Assault 237.35 8 229
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 277.34 8 231
Larceny-Theft 1193.21 9 327
Motor Vehicle Theft 140.6 8 343
Arson 5.16 11 307