Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (9,981), followed by Davenport (5,354), Cedar Rapids (5,314), Sioux City (3,867), and Council Bluffs (3,723).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2015, 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 | 9981 |
| 2 | Davenport | 5354 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 5314 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 3867 |
| 5 | Council Bluffs | 3723 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 2999 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 2132 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 2120 |
| 9 | West Des Moines | 1549 |
| 10 | Clinton | 1385 |
| 11 | Fort Dodge | 1372 |
| 12 | Ames | 1333 |
| 13 | Marshalltown | 1170 |
| 14 | Burlington | 1150 |
| 15 | Ottumwa | 1032 |
| 16 | Mason City | 947 |
| 17 | Ankeny | 796 |
| 18 | Muscatine | 764 |
| 19 | Urbandale | 725 |
| 20 | Coralville | 722 |
| 21 | Cedar Falls | 716 |
| 22 | Marion | 602 |
| 23 | Keokuk | 600 |
| 24 | Altoona | 495 |
| 25 | Newton | 489 |
| 26 | Bettendorf | 477 |
| 27 | Indianola | 461 |
| 28 | Oskaloosa | 341 |
| 29 | Storm Lake | 332 |
| 30 | Fairfield | 321 |
| 31 | West Burlington | 305 |
| 32 | Centerville | 295 |
| 33 | Spencer | 267 |
| 34 | Grinnell | 252 |
| 35 | Johnston | 241 |
| 36 | Perry | 239 |
| 37 | Waverly | 234 |
| 38 | Clear Lake | 228 |
| 39 | Boone | 216 |
| 39 | Le Mars | 216 |
| 39 | Red Oak | 216 |
| 40 | Maquoketa | 214 |
| 41 | Mount Pleasant | 207 |
| 42 | Atlantic | 193 |
| 43 | Charles City | 184 |
| 44 | Pleasant Hill | 179 |
| 45 | Windsor Heights | 176 |
| 46 | Norwalk | 170 |
| 47 | North Liberty | 165 |
| 48 | Webster City | 162 |
| 49 | Creston | 161 |
| 50 | Oelwein | 158 |
| 51 | Spirit Lake | 157 |
| 52 | Manchester | 151 |
| 53 | Clarinda | 150 |
| 54 | Pella | 149 |
| 55 | Adel | 139 |
| 56 | Onawa | 138 |
| 57 | Carroll | 134 |
| 58 | Decorah | 129 |
| 59 | Iowa Falls | 127 |
| 60 | Osceola | 126 |
| 61 | Chariton | 121 |
| 62 | Carter Lake | 115 |
| 63 | Jefferson | 112 |
| 64 | Evansdale | 106 |
| 65 | Glenwood | 103 |
| 66 | Washington | 90 |
| 67 | Winterset | 89 |
| 68 | Estherville | 83 |
| 69 | Anamosa | 80 |
| 69 | Shenandoah | 80 |
| 70 | Hiawatha | 79 |
| 71 | Cherokee | 74 |
| 72 | De Witt | 72 |
| 73 | Albia | 71 |
| 74 | Sheldon | 70 |
| 75 | Mount Vernon | 69 |
| 76 | Carlisle | 66 |
| 76 | Osage | 66 |
| 77 | Camanche | 65 |
| 78 | Sergeant Bluff | 63 |
| 79 | Missouri Valley | 54 |
| 80 | Cresco | 53 |
| 81 | Monticello | 52 |
| 82 | Algona | 51 |
| 82 | Orange City | 51 |
| 83 | Vinton | 48 |
| 84 | Audubon | 47 |
| 84 | Tipton | 47 |
| 85 | Dyersville | 45 |
| 86 | New Hampton | 41 |
| 87 | Story City | 39 |
| 88 | Prairie City | 35 |
| 89 | Humboldt | 34 |
| 90 | Blue Grass | 31 |
| 91 | West Liberty | 29 |
| 92 | Leon | 26 |
| 93 | Williamsburg | 25 |
| 94 | Waukon | 23 |
| 95 | Garner | 21 |
| 96 | Eldridge | 19 |
| 97 | Hawarden | 18 |
| 97 | Ogden | 18 |
| 98 | Clarion | 17 |
| 99 | Hampton | 16 |
| 100 | Bloomfield | 13 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 12 |
| 101 | State Center | 12 |
| 102 | Wilton | 11 |