West Des Moines, 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 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 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 1891.67 9 329
Violent 144.86 10 394
Property 1746.81 8 303
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 9 358
Rape 32.66 9 302
Robbery 24.14 9 350
Aggravated Assault 88.05 10 390
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 214.45 9 286
Larceny-Theft 1401.71 8 280
Motor Vehicle Theft 123.56 9 369
Arson 7.1 9 266