Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,456), followed by Davenport (750), Cedar Rapids (370), Sioux City (360), and Waterloo (341).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, 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 | 1456 |
| 2 | Davenport | 750 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 370 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 360 |
| 5 | Waterloo | 341 |
| 6 | Clinton | 295 |
| 7 | Burlington | 234 |
| 8 | Muscatine | 194 |
| 9 | Dubuque | 166 |
| 10 | Iowa City | 156 |
| 11 | Fort Dodge | 151 |
| 12 | Council Bluffs | 150 |
| 13 | Ottumwa | 143 |
| 14 | Ankeny | 130 |
| 15 | Ames | 124 |
| 16 | Urbandale | 115 |
| 17 | Indianola | 90 |
| 17 | Keokuk | 90 |
| 18 | Cedar Falls | 86 |
| 19 | Grinnell | 75 |
| 20 | Newton | 71 |
| 20 | Storm Lake | 71 |
| 21 | Marion | 68 |
| 22 | Fort Madison | 66 |
| 23 | Boone | 64 |
| 24 | Washington | 62 |
| 25 | North Liberty | 56 |
| 26 | Bettendorf | 54 |
| 27 | Coralville | 47 |
| 28 | Oskaloosa | 46 |
| 29 | Mason City | 43 |
| 30 | Red Oak | 40 |
| 31 | Johnston | 32 |
| 32 | Estherville | 31 |
| 32 | Waukee | 31 |
| 33 | Clear Lake | 28 |
| 34 | Evansdale | 27 |
| 35 | Monticello | 25 |
| 36 | Altoona | 24 |
| 36 | Pleasant Hill | 24 |
| 37 | Atlantic | 23 |
| 38 | Tama | 22 |
| 39 | Manchester | 20 |
| 39 | Spirit Lake | 20 |
| 39 | Vinton | 20 |
| 40 | Centerville | 19 |
| 40 | Oelwein | 19 |
| 40 | Pella | 19 |
| 41 | De Witt | 18 |
| 42 | Clarinda | 17 |
| 42 | Glenwood | 17 |
| 42 | Winterset | 17 |
| 43 | Fairfield | 16 |
| 43 | Perry | 16 |
| 44 | Algona | 15 |
| 44 | Cherokee | 15 |
| 44 | Denison | 15 |
| 44 | Jefferson | 15 |
| 44 | Maquoketa | 15 |
| 44 | Osage | 15 |
| 44 | Sheldon | 15 |
| 44 | Spencer | 15 |
| 44 | Webster City | 15 |
| 45 | Adel | 14 |
| 45 | Charles City | 14 |
| 45 | Clive | 14 |
| 45 | Windsor Heights | 14 |
| 46 | Creston | 13 |
| 46 | Mount Pleasant | 13 |
| 47 | Independence | 12 |
| 47 | Sergeant Bluff | 12 |
| 48 | Anamosa | 11 |
| 48 | Onawa | 11 |
| 49 | Albia | 10 |
| 50 | Le Claire | 9 |
| 50 | Le Mars | 9 |
| 50 | Norwalk | 9 |
| 50 | Ogden | 9 |
| 50 | Tipton | 9 |
| 51 | Audubon | 8 |
| 51 | Emmetsburg | 8 |
| 51 | Forest City | 8 |
| 51 | Harlan | 8 |
| 51 | Orange City | 8 |
| 51 | Osceola | 8 |
| 52 | Blue Grass | 7 |
| 52 | Grundy Center | 7 |
| 53 | Dyersville | 6 |
| 53 | Eldridge | 6 |
| 53 | Hampton | 6 |
| 53 | Hawarden | 6 |
| 53 | Lisbon | 6 |
| 53 | Mount Vernon | 6 |
| 53 | Polk City | 6 |
| 53 | Toledo | 6 |
| 54 | New Hampton | 5 |
| 54 | Sigourney | 5 |
| 54 | Story City | 5 |
| 54 | West Branch | 5 |
| 54 | West Burlington | 5 |
| 55 | Colfax | 4 |
| 55 | Decorah | 4 |
| 55 | Rock Valley | 4 |
| 55 | Williamsburg | 4 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 3 |
| 56 | Sac City | 3 |
| 57 | Carroll | 2 |
| 57 | Humboldt | 2 |
| 57 | Sioux Center | 2 |
| 58 | Prairie City | 1 |
| 58 | Walcott | 1 |
| 59 | Cresco | 0 |