Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2011, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,069), followed by Council Bluffs (656), Davenport (652), Cedar Rapids (358), and Waterloo (357).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2011, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sioux City
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Iowa City
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Des Moines 1069
2 Council Bluffs 656
3 Davenport 652
4 Cedar Rapids 358
5 Waterloo 357
6 Sioux City 339
7 Ames 178
8 Iowa City 163
9 Muscatine 161
10 Marshalltown 146
11 Burlington 143
12 Fort Dodge 138
13 Clinton 135
13 Dubuque 135
14 West Des Moines 115
15 Keokuk 95
16 Ottumwa 72
17 Cedar Falls 71
18 Boone 66
19 Storm Lake 63
20 Fort Madison 61
21 Waverly 60
22 Bettendorf 58
23 Urbandale 54
24 Ankeny 48
25 Nevada 45
26 Washington 44
27 Mason City 43
28 Marion 42
29 Indianola 33
30 Pella 32
31 Coralville 31
32 North Liberty 30
33 Centerville 29
34 Perry 27
35 Manchester 26
35 Webster City 26
36 Oelwein 25
36 Oskaloosa 25
37 Carter Lake 21
38 Fairfield 20
39 Altoona 19
39 Creston 19
39 Glenwood 19
39 Mount Pleasant 19
40 Maquoketa 18
41 Cherokee 17
42 Waukee 16
43 Chariton 14
43 Norwalk 14
44 Grinnell 13
45 Algona 12
45 De Witt 12
45 Eldridge 12
46 Evansdale 11
46 Pleasant Hill 11
46 Sergeant Bluff 11
47 Atlantic 10
47 Clear Lake 10
47 Estherville 10
47 Osage 10
48 Clarinda 9
48 Clarion 9
48 Le Mars 9
48 Red Oak 9
49 Carroll 8
49 Charles City 8
49 Vinton 8
50 Albia 7
50 Eldora 7
51 Bloomfield 6
51 Marengo 6
51 Missouri Valley 6
51 Osceola 6
51 Wilton 6
51 Windsor Heights 6
51 Winterset 6
52 Adel 5
52 Anamosa 5
52 Jefferson 5
52 Sheldon 5
52 West Burlington 5
53 Cresco 4
53 Decorah 4
53 Denison 4
53 Emmetsburg 4
53 Mount Vernon 4
53 State Center 4
54 Hampton 3
54 Ogden 3
54 Orange City 3
54 Spirit Lake 3
54 Story City 3
54 West Union 3
55 Carlisle 2
55 Iowa Falls 2
55 Spencer 2
55 West Liberty 2
56 Hawarden 1
56 Humboldt 1
56 Shenandoah 1
56 Tipton 1
57 Audubon 0
57 Hiawatha 0
57 Lisbon 0
57 Monticello 0
57 Polk City 0
57 Prairie City 0
57 Williamsburg 0