Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (10,541), followed by Cedar Rapids (4,828), Davenport (4,544), Council Bluffs (4,164), and Sioux City (3,584).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, 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 | 10541 |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 4828 |
| 3 | Davenport | 4544 |
| 4 | Council Bluffs | 4164 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 3584 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 2002 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 1421 |
| 8 | Ames | 1308 |
| 9 | Ottumwa | 1154 |
| 10 | Dubuque | 1071 |
| 11 | Clinton | 991 |
| 12 | Mason City | 968 |
| 13 | Fort Dodge | 831 |
| 14 | Marshalltown | 791 |
| 15 | Coralville | 761 |
| 16 | Marion | 588 |
| 17 | Bettendorf | 520 |
| 18 | Urbandale | 484 |
| 19 | Indianola | 437 |
| 20 | Muscatine | 371 |
| 21 | Johnston | 305 |
| 22 | Windsor Heights | 278 |
| 23 | Fort Madison | 276 |
| 24 | Oskaloosa | 258 |
| 25 | Storm Lake | 216 |
| 26 | West Burlington | 211 |
| 27 | Atlantic | 206 |
| 27 | Grinnell | 206 |
| 28 | Waukee | 200 |
| 29 | Creston | 191 |
| 29 | Le Mars | 191 |
| 29 | North Liberty | 191 |
| 30 | Spencer | 190 |
| 31 | Carroll | 186 |
| 32 | Washington | 180 |
| 33 | Boone | 179 |
| 34 | Mount Pleasant | 167 |
| 35 | Clear Lake | 163 |
| 36 | Red Oak | 156 |
| 37 | Maquoketa | 154 |
| 38 | Osceola | 149 |
| 39 | Hiawatha | 144 |
| 40 | Centerville | 142 |
| 41 | Pella | 138 |
| 42 | Waverly | 133 |
| 43 | Clive | 128 |
| 44 | Adel | 121 |
| 45 | Evansdale | 119 |
| 46 | Webster City | 117 |
| 47 | DeWitt | 113 |
| 47 | Nevada | 113 |
| 48 | Perry | 111 |
| 49 | Oelwein | 109 |
| 50 | Clarinda | 107 |
| 51 | Independence | 103 |
| 52 | Spirit Lake | 102 |
| 53 | Manchester | 97 |
| 54 | Iowa Falls | 94 |
| 54 | Norwalk | 94 |
| 55 | Glenwood | 91 |
| 56 | Waukon | 87 |
| 57 | Decorah | 84 |
| 58 | Albia | 79 |
| 58 | Charles City | 79 |
| 59 | Denison | 77 |
| 60 | Missouri Valley | 58 |
| 61 | Monticello | 57 |
| 62 | Sergeant Bluff | 52 |
| 63 | Algona | 51 |
| 64 | Carlisle | 49 |
| 65 | Humboldt | 48 |
| 65 | Shenandoah | 48 |
| 65 | Story City | 48 |
| 66 | Postville | 47 |
| 67 | Jefferson | 45 |
| 67 | Onawa | 45 |
| 68 | Eldridge | 44 |
| 69 | Tama | 43 |
| 70 | Vinton | 42 |
| 71 | Emmetsburg | 40 |
| 71 | Estherville | 40 |
| 72 | Audubon | 37 |
| 72 | Sac City | 37 |
| 73 | Clarion | 34 |
| 73 | Dyersville | 34 |
| 74 | Mount Vernon | 32 |
| 75 | Williamsburg | 29 |
| 76 | Polk City | 26 |
| 77 | Bloomfield | 25 |
| 78 | Lake City | 24 |
| 78 | Sioux Center | 24 |
| 79 | Lansing | 23 |
| 80 | Hampton | 20 |
| 81 | Harlan | 18 |
| 82 | Forest City | 16 |
| 83 | Hawarden | 15 |
| 84 | Osage | 11 |
| 85 | Prairie City | 4 |