West Des Moines, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2023

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, 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 8,547 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 2381.62 7 406
Violent 173.01 9 589
Property 2208.61 6 353
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 8 484
Rape 34.88 9 387
Robbery 23.72 8 577
Aggravated Assault 114.41 9 585
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 152.08 10 552
Larceny-Theft 1875.16 6 252
Motor Vehicle Theft 168.82 8 519
Arson 12.56 8 266