Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2014
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2014, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,250), followed by Waterloo (653), Davenport (636), Cedar Rapids (385), and Council Bluffs (338).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2014, 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 | 1250 |
| 2 | Waterloo | 653 |
| 3 | Davenport | 636 |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids | 385 |
| 5 | Council Bluffs | 338 |
| 6 | Sioux City | 289 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 213 |
| 8 | Fort Dodge | 168 |
| 9 | Clinton | 165 |
| 10 | Burlington | 162 |
| 11 | Marshalltown | 154 |
| 12 | Dubuque | 145 |
| 13 | Muscatine | 140 |
| 14 | West Des Moines | 116 |
| 15 | Keokuk | 94 |
| 16 | Urbandale | 84 |
| 17 | Indianola | 80 |
| 18 | Ames | 75 |
| 19 | Ottumwa | 72 |
| 20 | Boone | 63 |
| 21 | Ankeny | 58 |
| 22 | Fort Madison | 57 |
| 23 | Newton | 55 |
| 23 | Waverly | 55 |
| 24 | North Liberty | 53 |
| 25 | Bettendorf | 52 |
| 26 | Storm Lake | 51 |
| 27 | Cedar Falls | 50 |
| 28 | Marion | 49 |
| 29 | Perry | 44 |
| 30 | Washington | 40 |
| 31 | Oelwein | 39 |
| 32 | Carter Lake | 31 |
| 33 | Grinnell | 26 |
| 33 | Mason City | 26 |
| 34 | Webster City | 25 |
| 35 | Emmetsburg | 22 |
| 35 | Estherville | 22 |
| 36 | Carlisle | 21 |
| 36 | Coralville | 21 |
| 36 | Creston | 21 |
| 36 | Glenwood | 21 |
| 37 | Altoona | 19 |
| 37 | Charles City | 19 |
| 37 | Clarinda | 19 |
| 37 | Clive | 19 |
| 38 | Red Oak | 18 |
| 39 | Atlantic | 17 |
| 39 | Johnston | 17 |
| 39 | Le Mars | 17 |
| 39 | Pella | 17 |
| 40 | Adel | 16 |
| 40 | Centerville | 16 |
| 40 | Clear Lake | 16 |
| 40 | Evansdale | 16 |
| 40 | Spencer | 16 |
| 41 | Cherokee | 15 |
| 42 | Algona | 14 |
| 42 | Sheldon | 14 |
| 42 | Waukee | 14 |
| 43 | Carroll | 13 |
| 43 | Manchester | 13 |
| 44 | Forest City | 12 |
| 44 | Onawa | 12 |
| 45 | Mount Pleasant | 11 |
| 45 | Winterset | 11 |
| 46 | Chariton | 10 |
| 46 | De Witt | 10 |
| 46 | Maquoketa | 10 |
| 46 | Monticello | 10 |
| 46 | Pleasant Hill | 10 |
| 46 | Sergeant Bluff | 10 |
| 47 | Fairfield | 9 |
| 47 | Toledo | 9 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 8 |
| 48 | Eldridge | 8 |
| 48 | Le Claire | 8 |
| 48 | Osceola | 8 |
| 48 | Windsor Heights | 8 |
| 49 | Anamosa | 7 |
| 49 | Eagle Grove | 7 |
| 49 | Wilton | 7 |
| 50 | Bloomfield | 6 |
| 50 | Dyersville | 6 |
| 50 | Humboldt | 6 |
| 50 | Spirit Lake | 6 |
| 51 | Camanche | 5 |
| 51 | Hiawatha | 5 |
| 51 | Iowa Falls | 5 |
| 51 | Jefferson | 5 |
| 51 | Marengo | 5 |
| 51 | New Hampton | 5 |
| 51 | Ogden | 5 |
| 51 | Prairie City | 5 |
| 51 | West Burlington | 5 |
| 51 | West Liberty | 5 |
| 52 | State Center | 4 |
| 52 | Vinton | 4 |
| 53 | Cresco | 3 |
| 54 | Audubon | 2 |
| 54 | Hawarden | 2 |
| 54 | Independence | 2 |
| 54 | Osage | 2 |
| 54 | Walcott | 2 |
| 55 | Albia | 1 |
| 55 | Decorah | 1 |
| 55 | Mount Vernon | 1 |
| 55 | Norwalk | 1 |
| 55 | Orange City | 1 |
| 55 | Shenandoah | 1 |
| 55 | Story City | 1 |
| 55 | Tipton | 1 |
| 56 | Polk City | 0 |
| 56 | Waukon | 0 |
| 56 | Williamsburg | 0 |