Ranking of Iowa Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Iowa cities with a population of at least 10K, Keokuk had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,012.18), followed by Waterloo (965.55), Waverly (875.64), Clinton (831.67), and Fort Dodge (776.52).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Keokuk 1012.18
2 Waterloo 965.55
3 Waverly 875.64
4 Clinton 831.67
5 Fort Dodge 776.52
6 Marshalltown 745.52
7 Des Moines 713.87
8 Davenport 708.17
9 Burlington 669.80
10 Indianola 648.05
11 Muscatine 543.55
12 Storm Lake 447.45
13 Oskaloosa 424.32
14 Sioux City 419.67
15 Newton 356.95
16 Boone 356.27
17 North Liberty 339.82
18 Ottumwa 309.02
19 Dubuque 286.45
20 Cedar Rapids 277.99
21 Iowa City 259.24
22 Council Bluffs 257.19
23 Coralville 246.16
24 Bettendorf 227.72
25 Ankeny 221.49
26 West Des Moines 198.44
27 Marion 185.13
28 Ames 152.21
29 Altoona 151.50
30 Mason City 150.12
31 Urbandale 117.95
32 Spencer 116.02
33 Johnston 113.41
34 Norwalk 109.16
35 Cedar Falls 106.66
36 Pella 9.67