Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,094), followed by Council Bluffs (744), Davenport (604), Waterloo (470), and Cedar Rapids (356).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, 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 | 1094 |
| 2 | Council Bluffs | 744 |
| 3 | Davenport | 604 |
| 4 | Waterloo | 470 |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids | 356 |
| 6 | Sioux City | 274 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 185 |
| 8 | Burlington | 174 |
| 9 | Clinton | 171 |
| 10 | Muscatine | 156 |
| 11 | Marshalltown | 142 |
| 12 | Fort Dodge | 134 |
| 13 | Dubuque | 128 |
| 14 | Keokuk | 111 |
| 15 | West Des Moines | 95 |
| 16 | Bettendorf | 91 |
| 17 | Ames | 78 |
| 18 | Ottumwa | 70 |
| 19 | Boone | 67 |
| 20 | Fort Madison | 60 |
| 21 | Urbandale | 57 |
| 22 | Washington | 53 |
| 23 | Storm Lake | 48 |
| 24 | Cedar Falls | 47 |
| 24 | North Liberty | 47 |
| 25 | Mason City | 40 |
| 26 | Marion | 37 |
| 27 | Newton | 35 |
| 28 | Ankeny | 34 |
| 29 | Waverly | 33 |
| 30 | Coralville | 32 |
| 30 | Nevada | 32 |
| 31 | Webster City | 31 |
| 32 | Centerville | 29 |
| 33 | Clive | 27 |
| 34 | Chariton | 26 |
| 34 | Charles City | 26 |
| 34 | Grinnell | 26 |
| 35 | Altoona | 24 |
| 36 | Carter Lake | 23 |
| 36 | Glenwood | 23 |
| 37 | Toledo | 22 |
| 38 | Perry | 20 |
| 39 | Manchester | 19 |
| 40 | Cherokee | 18 |
| 40 | Johnston | 18 |
| 41 | Evansdale | 17 |
| 41 | Maquoketa | 17 |
| 42 | Adel | 16 |
| 42 | Estherville | 16 |
| 42 | Sergeant Bluff | 16 |
| 43 | Camanche | 14 |
| 43 | De Witt | 14 |
| 43 | Mount Pleasant | 14 |
| 43 | Pleasant Hill | 14 |
| 44 | Albia | 12 |
| 44 | Atlantic | 12 |
| 44 | Norwalk | 12 |
| 44 | Red Oak | 12 |
| 45 | Clarinda | 11 |
| 45 | Eagle Grove | 11 |
| 45 | West Burlington | 11 |
| 45 | Windsor Heights | 11 |
| 46 | Algona | 10 |
| 47 | Waukee | 9 |
| 48 | Carroll | 8 |
| 48 | Eldridge | 8 |
| 48 | Forest City | 8 |
| 48 | Le Claire | 8 |
| 48 | Ogden | 8 |
| 48 | Vinton | 8 |
| 49 | Denison | 7 |
| 49 | Emmetsburg | 7 |
| 50 | Clarion | 6 |
| 50 | Decorah | 6 |
| 50 | Hampton | 6 |
| 50 | Iowa Falls | 6 |
| 50 | Le Mars | 6 |
| 50 | Orange City | 6 |
| 50 | Wilton | 6 |
| 50 | Winterset | 6 |
| 51 | Eldora | 5 |
| 52 | Audubon | 4 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 4 |
| 52 | Marengo | 4 |
| 52 | Osage | 4 |
| 52 | Tipton | 4 |
| 52 | Walcott | 4 |
| 53 | Anamosa | 3 |
| 53 | Carlisle | 3 |
| 53 | Hiawatha | 3 |
| 53 | Osceola | 3 |
| 53 | West Union | 3 |
| 54 | Hawarden | 2 |
| 54 | Humboldt | 2 |
| 54 | Jefferson | 2 |
| 54 | New Hampton | 2 |
| 54 | Spencer | 2 |
| 54 | Spirit Lake | 2 |
| 55 | Grundy Center | 1 |
| 55 | Leon | 1 |
| 55 | Mount Vernon | 1 |
| 55 | State Center | 1 |
| 56 | Bloomfield | 0 |
| 56 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 56 | Cresco | 0 |
| 56 | Lisbon | 0 |
| 56 | Polk City | 0 |
| 56 | Prairie City | 0 |
| 56 | Princeton | 0 |
| 56 | Story City | 0 |
| 56 | West Branch | 0 |