Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (10,422), followed by Davenport (5,759), Cedar Rapids (5,425), Council Bluffs (4,028), and Sioux City (3,625).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2016, 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 | 10422 |
| 2 | Davenport | 5759 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 5425 |
| 4 | Council Bluffs | 4028 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 3625 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 2651 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 2054 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 1749 |
| 9 | West Des Moines | 1669 |
| 10 | Clinton | 1392 |
| 11 | Burlington | 1243 |
| 12 | Ames | 1185 |
| 13 | Ottumwa | 1184 |
| 14 | Mason City | 1160 |
| 15 | Fort Dodge | 1131 |
| 16 | Marshalltown | 991 |
| 17 | Ankeny | 889 |
| 18 | Cedar Falls | 777 |
| 19 | Urbandale | 771 |
| 20 | Coralville | 725 |
| 21 | Muscatine | 706 |
| 22 | Marion | 680 |
| 23 | Keokuk | 612 |
| 24 | Altoona | 559 |
| 25 | Newton | 516 |
| 26 | Bettendorf | 505 |
| 27 | Indianola | 447 |
| 28 | Fort Madison | 417 |
| 29 | Storm Lake | 380 |
| 30 | Oskaloosa | 352 |
| 31 | Grinnell | 346 |
| 32 | Fairfield | 343 |
| 33 | West Burlington | 307 |
| 34 | Centerville | 270 |
| 35 | Johnston | 252 |
| 36 | Spencer | 240 |
| 37 | Le Mars | 237 |
| 38 | Waverly | 232 |
| 39 | Perry | 231 |
| 40 | Windsor Heights | 230 |
| 41 | Boone | 219 |
| 42 | Clear Lake | 216 |
| 43 | Carroll | 214 |
| 44 | Clarinda | 213 |
| 45 | Adel | 206 |
| 46 | Red Oak | 196 |
| 47 | Creston | 186 |
| 48 | Hiawatha | 183 |
| 49 | Maquoketa | 182 |
| 50 | North Liberty | 173 |
| 50 | Spirit Lake | 173 |
| 51 | Charles City | 164 |
| 52 | Mount Pleasant | 160 |
| 53 | Webster City | 150 |
| 54 | Jefferson | 147 |
| 55 | Carter Lake | 139 |
| 56 | Washington | 132 |
| 57 | Chariton | 127 |
| 58 | Estherville | 126 |
| 59 | Pleasant Hill | 122 |
| 60 | Manchester | 120 |
| 61 | Oelwein | 116 |
| 61 | Pella | 116 |
| 62 | Evansdale | 113 |
| 63 | Carlisle | 111 |
| 63 | Glenwood | 111 |
| 64 | Monticello | 110 |
| 65 | Iowa Falls | 108 |
| 66 | Clive | 105 |
| 67 | Norwalk | 104 |
| 68 | Osceola | 102 |
| 69 | Winterset | 96 |
| 70 | Cherokee | 91 |
| 71 | De Witt | 89 |
| 72 | Decorah | 87 |
| 73 | Onawa | 84 |
| 74 | Anamosa | 83 |
| 75 | Camanche | 81 |
| 76 | Sheldon | 66 |
| 77 | Waukon | 63 |
| 78 | Osage | 62 |
| 79 | Missouri Valley | 61 |
| 79 | Sergeant Bluff | 61 |
| 80 | Algona | 56 |
| 80 | Prairie City | 56 |
| 81 | Eagle Grove | 52 |
| 81 | Shenandoah | 52 |
| 81 | Toledo | 52 |
| 82 | Orange City | 50 |
| 83 | Albia | 47 |
| 84 | Dyersville | 45 |
| 85 | Story City | 44 |
| 86 | Tama | 39 |
| 86 | West Liberty | 39 |
| 87 | Humboldt | 35 |
| 88 | Cresco | 30 |
| 88 | Emmetsburg | 30 |
| 88 | Tipton | 30 |
| 89 | Mount Vernon | 29 |
| 90 | New Hampton | 27 |
| 90 | Vinton | 27 |
| 91 | Forest City | 25 |
| 91 | Hawarden | 25 |
| 91 | Rock Valley | 25 |
| 92 | Sigourney | 24 |
| 92 | Williamsburg | 24 |
| 93 | Audubon | 21 |
| 93 | Le Claire | 21 |
| 94 | Eldridge | 20 |
| 94 | Hampton | 20 |
| 94 | Walcott | 20 |
| 95 | Ogden | 18 |
| 96 | Clarion | 17 |
| 96 | Leon | 17 |
| 96 | West Branch | 17 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 16 |
| 98 | Wilton | 15 |
| 99 | Marengo | 14 |
| 100 | Sioux Center | 13 |
| 101 | State Center | 8 |
| 102 | Bloomfield | 7 |
| 102 | Blue Grass | 7 |
| 102 | Grundy Center | 7 |
| 103 | Belmond | 5 |