Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (11,355), followed by Cedar Rapids (5,109), Council Bluffs (5,077), Davenport (4,709), and Sioux City (3,761).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 | 11355 |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 5109 |
| 3 | Council Bluffs | 5077 |
| 4 | Davenport | 4709 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 3761 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 3010 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 2030 |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 1926 |
| 9 | Ames | 1537 |
| 10 | Mason City | 1422 |
| 11 | Clinton | 1386 |
| 12 | Dubuque | 1366 |
| 13 | Fort Dodge | 1311 |
| 14 | Burlington | 1225 |
| 15 | Marshalltown | 1063 |
| 16 | Ottumwa | 1047 |
| 17 | Muscatine | 975 |
| 18 | Urbandale | 752 |
| 19 | Keokuk | 721 |
| 20 | Cedar Falls | 695 |
| 21 | Ankeny | 680 |
| 22 | Marion | 677 |
| 23 | Bettendorf | 589 |
| 24 | Coralville | 568 |
| 25 | Newton | 564 |
| 26 | Altoona | 560 |
| 27 | Boone | 396 |
| 28 | Clive | 374 |
| 29 | Fort Madison | 335 |
| 30 | Storm Lake | 300 |
| 31 | Windsor Heights | 294 |
| 32 | Centerville | 278 |
| 33 | West Burlington | 272 |
| 34 | Spencer | 254 |
| 35 | Webster City | 227 |
| 36 | Johnston | 226 |
| 37 | Carter Lake | 211 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant | 208 |
| 39 | Maquoketa | 205 |
| 40 | Grinnell | 195 |
| 41 | Le Mars | 187 |
| 42 | Charles City | 182 |
| 43 | Red Oak | 179 |
| 44 | Pleasant Hill | 178 |
| 45 | Clarinda | 174 |
| 46 | Waverly | 172 |
| 47 | Chariton | 171 |
| 48 | Iowa Falls | 157 |
| 49 | Waukee | 155 |
| 50 | Perry | 147 |
| 51 | Atlantic | 142 |
| 51 | Glenwood | 142 |
| 52 | Nevada | 139 |
| 53 | Carroll | 138 |
| 54 | Washington | 137 |
| 55 | North Liberty | 135 |
| 56 | Estherville | 127 |
| 57 | Evansdale | 120 |
| 58 | Norwalk | 116 |
| 59 | Spirit Lake | 115 |
| 60 | Sergeant Bluff | 112 |
| 61 | Osceola | 105 |
| 62 | Manchester | 101 |
| 63 | Adel | 100 |
| 64 | Winterset | 96 |
| 65 | Albia | 90 |
| 66 | Anamosa | 89 |
| 67 | Decorah | 88 |
| 68 | Hiawatha | 80 |
| 69 | De Witt | 79 |
| 70 | Cherokee | 78 |
| 71 | Camanche | 77 |
| 71 | Mount Vernon | 77 |
| 72 | Orange City | 65 |
| 73 | Vinton | 64 |
| 74 | Algona | 60 |
| 75 | Forest City | 56 |
| 76 | Eldridge | 55 |
| 77 | Denison | 53 |
| 78 | Eldora | 48 |
| 79 | Wilton | 47 |
| 80 | Toledo | 45 |
| 81 | Eagle Grove | 40 |
| 82 | Story City | 39 |
| 83 | New Hampton | 38 |
| 83 | Tipton | 38 |
| 84 | West Union | 37 |
| 85 | Cresco | 36 |
| 86 | Humboldt | 34 |
| 87 | Carlisle | 32 |
| 88 | Polk City | 31 |
| 89 | Clarion | 29 |
| 89 | Jefferson | 29 |
| 90 | Hampton | 28 |
| 90 | Lisbon | 28 |
| 91 | Le Claire | 27 |
| 92 | Audubon | 26 |
| 93 | Emmetsburg | 24 |
| 93 | Ogden | 24 |
| 94 | Osage | 23 |
| 95 | Hawarden | 21 |
| 95 | Prairie City | 21 |
| 96 | Walcott | 16 |
| 97 | Marengo | 14 |
| 98 | Buffalo | 10 |
| 98 | Grundy Center | 10 |
| 99 | State Center | 8 |
| 100 | Bloomfield | 6 |
| 101 | Leon | 3 |
| 102 | Blue Grass | 2 |
| 103 | Princeton | 1 |
| 103 | West Branch | 1 |