Ranking of Iowa Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Iowa cities with a population of at least 10K, Clinton had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,155.41), followed by Burlington (927.58), Keokuk (867.39), Muscatine (810.36), and Davenport (727.71).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Clinton 1155.41
2 Burlington 927.58
3 Keokuk 867.39
4 Muscatine 810.36
5 Davenport 727.71
6 Des Moines 670.11
7 Storm Lake 658.02
8 Fort Madison 627.08
9 Fort Dodge 620.61
10 Ottumwa 586.14
11 Indianola 564.16
12 Boone 507.65
13 Waterloo 502.54
14 Newton 473.37
15 Sioux City 434.37
16 Oskaloosa 399.13
17 North Liberty 287.31
18 Dubuque 282.92
19 Cedar Rapids 280.56
20 Urbandale 263.54
21 Council Bluffs 239.81
22 Coralville 227.58
23 Ankeny 212.80
24 Iowa City 206.57
25 Cedar Falls 206.02
26 Pella 185.55
27 Ames 183.81
28 Marion 174.14
29 Mason City 157.35
30 Fairfield 154.78
31 Waukee 152.27
32 Bettendorf 149.45
33 Johnston 146.68
34 Spencer 134.83
35 Altoona 129.34
36 Norwalk 82.77
37 Clive 78.16