Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,471), followed by Davenport (581), Sioux City (476), Cedar Rapids (354), and Waterloo (316).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with high number of Violent crimes.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Iowa, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Iowa cities.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 1471 |
| 2 | Davenport | 581 |
| 3 | Sioux City | 476 |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids | 354 |
| 5 | Waterloo | 316 |
| 6 | Council Bluffs | 262 |
| 7 | Fort Dodge | 260 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 244 |
| 9 | Dubuque | 235 |
| 10 | Ankeny | 127 |
| 11 | West Des Moines | 121 |
| 12 | Ottumwa | 100 |
| 13 | Ames | 97 |
| 13 | Burlington | 97 |
| 14 | Clinton | 87 |
| 15 | Marshalltown | 82 |
| 16 | Mason City | 60 |
| 16 | Newton | 60 |
| 17 | Muscatine | 57 |
| 18 | Eldora | 54 |
| 19 | Marion | 52 |
| 20 | Waukee | 49 |
| 21 | Indianola | 44 |
| 22 | Bettendorf | 42 |
| 22 | Urbandale | 42 |
| 23 | Clive | 40 |
| 24 | Storm Lake | 33 |
| 25 | Altoona | 32 |
| 25 | Coralville | 32 |
| 25 | Perry | 32 |
| 25 | Shenandoah | 32 |
| 26 | Fort Madison | 28 |
| 27 | Keokuk | 27 |
| 28 | Hiawatha | 26 |
| 29 | Atlantic | 25 |
| 30 | Knoxville | 24 |
| 31 | Charles City | 23 |
| 32 | Webster City | 22 |
| 33 | Albia | 21 |
| 33 | Carter Lake | 21 |
| 34 | Creston | 20 |
| 34 | Sheldon | 20 |
| 35 | Clear Lake | 19 |
| 35 | Johnston | 19 |
| 35 | Spirit Lake | 19 |
| 36 | Norwalk | 17 |
| 37 | Estherville | 16 |
| 37 | Grinnell | 16 |
| 37 | Oskaloosa | 16 |
| 37 | Washington | 16 |
| 38 | Clarinda | 15 |
| 38 | Maquoketa | 15 |
| 38 | North Liberty | 15 |
| 38 | Red Oak | 15 |
| 38 | Waverly | 15 |
| 39 | Centerville | 14 |
| 39 | DeWitt | 14 |
| 39 | West Liberty | 14 |
| 40 | Fairfield | 13 |
| 41 | Oelwein | 12 |
| 41 | Pella | 12 |
| 42 | Cherokee | 11 |
| 42 | Emmetsburg | 11 |
| 42 | Windsor Heights | 11 |
| 43 | Denison | 10 |
| 43 | Independence | 10 |
| 43 | Iowa Falls | 10 |
| 43 | Le Mars | 10 |
| 43 | Winterset | 10 |
| 44 | Belle Plaine | 9 |
| 44 | Camanche | 9 |
| 44 | Decorah | 9 |
| 44 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 9 |
| 44 | Osceola | 9 |
| 45 | Greenfield | 7 |
| 45 | Manchester | 7 |
| 45 | Postville | 7 |
| 46 | Anamosa | 6 |
| 46 | Asbury | 6 |
| 46 | Evansdale | 6 |
| 46 | Le Claire | 6 |
| 46 | Sac City | 6 |
| 46 | Spencer | 6 |
| 46 | West Burlington | 6 |
| 46 | Williamsburg | 6 |
| 47 | Adel | 5 |
| 47 | Algona | 5 |
| 47 | Carlisle | 5 |
| 47 | Clarion | 5 |
| 47 | Wilton | 5 |
| 48 | Carroll | 4 |
| 48 | Cresco | 4 |
| 48 | De Soto | 4 |
| 48 | Hampton | 4 |
| 48 | Jefferson | 4 |
| 48 | Marengo | 4 |
| 48 | Mar-Mac | 4 |
| 48 | Missouri Valley | 4 |
| 48 | Mount Pleasant | 4 |
| 48 | Osage | 4 |
| 48 | Sioux Center | 4 |
| 48 | Tipton | 4 |
| 49 | Colfax | 3 |
| 49 | Earlham | 3 |
| 49 | Eldridge | 3 |
| 49 | Glenwood | 3 |
| 49 | Monroe | 3 |
| 49 | New Hampton | 3 |
| 49 | Orange City | 3 |
| 49 | Sabula | 3 |
| 49 | Vinton | 3 |
| 49 | West Branch | 3 |
| 50 | Clarence | 2 |
| 50 | Peosta | 2 |
| 50 | Polk City | 2 |
| 50 | Story City | 2 |
| 50 | Sumner | 2 |
| 50 | Walcott | 2 |
| 50 | Woodward | 2 |
| 51 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 51 | Durant | 1 |
| 51 | Dyersville | 1 |
| 51 | Dysart | 1 |
| 51 | Fairbank | 1 |
| 51 | Gowrie | 1 |
| 51 | Huxley | 1 |
| 51 | Lake City | 1 |
| 51 | Lansing | 1 |
| 51 | Mitchellville | 1 |
| 51 | Ogden | 1 |
| 51 | Panora | 1 |
| 51 | Prairie City | 1 |
| 51 | University Heights | 1 |
| 51 | Van Meter | 1 |
| 51 | Waukon | 1 |
| 52 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 52 | Denver | 0 |
| 52 | Grundy Center | 0 |
| 52 | Hawarden | 0 |
| 52 | Mechanicsville | 0 |
| 52 | Monticello | 0 |
| 52 | New Sharon | 0 |
| 52 | Preston | 0 |
| 52 | Princeton | 0 |
| 52 | Robins | 0 |
| 52 | Rock Valley | 0 |
| 52 | Sigourney | 0 |
| 52 | Urbana | 0 |
