Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,555), followed by Davenport (609), Council Bluffs (493), Sioux City (366), and Cedar Rapids (345).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2019, 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 | 1555 |
| 2 | Davenport | 609 |
| 3 | Council Bluffs | 493 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 366 |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids | 345 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 306 |
| 7 | Mason City | 176 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 167 |
| 9 | Ames | 135 |
| 10 | Ottumwa | 134 |
| 11 | Indianola | 115 |
| 12 | Dubuque | 110 |
| 13 | Marshalltown | 105 |
| 14 | Fort Dodge | 101 |
| 15 | Clinton | 77 |
| 16 | North Liberty | 70 |
| 17 | Coralville | 69 |
| 17 | Fort Madison | 69 |
| 18 | Marion | 68 |
| 19 | Oskaloosa | 54 |
| 20 | Washington | 48 |
| 21 | Muscatine | 47 |
| 22 | Bettendorf | 46 |
| 23 | Waverly | 44 |
| 24 | Storm Lake | 41 |
| 25 | Grinnell | 39 |
| 26 | Boone | 36 |
| 27 | Red Oak | 33 |
| 28 | Webster City | 32 |
| 29 | Clear Lake | 31 |
| 30 | Spirit Lake | 30 |
| 31 | Johnston | 29 |
| 32 | Hiawatha | 28 |
| 32 | Nevada | 28 |
| 32 | Urbandale | 28 |
| 33 | Creston | 26 |
| 33 | Glenwood | 26 |
| 34 | Clarinda | 24 |
| 34 | Le Mars | 24 |
| 34 | Osceola | 24 |
| 35 | Atlantic | 22 |
| 35 | Independence | 22 |
| 36 | Algona | 21 |
| 36 | Tama | 21 |
| 37 | Perry | 20 |
| 38 | Denison | 19 |
| 39 | Evansdale | 18 |
| 39 | Oelwein | 18 |
| 40 | West Burlington | 16 |
| 41 | Maquoketa | 15 |
| 41 | Waukee | 15 |
| 42 | Albia | 14 |
| 43 | Centerville | 13 |
| 43 | Missouri Valley | 13 |
| 43 | Windsor Heights | 13 |
| 44 | Mount Pleasant | 12 |
| 45 | Adel | 11 |
| 45 | Iowa Falls | 11 |
| 45 | Onawa | 11 |
| 46 | Manchester | 10 |
| 46 | Pella | 10 |
| 46 | Vinton | 10 |
| 46 | Waukon | 10 |
| 47 | Carroll | 9 |
| 47 | Decorah | 9 |
| 47 | Estherville | 9 |
| 47 | Sergeant Bluff | 9 |
| 48 | Charles City | 8 |
| 48 | DeWitt | 8 |
| 48 | Emmetsburg | 8 |
| 48 | Hawarden | 8 |
| 48 | Lake City | 8 |
| 49 | Carlisle | 7 |
| 49 | Clive | 7 |
| 49 | Forest City | 7 |
| 49 | Harlan | 7 |
| 49 | Shenandoah | 7 |
| 49 | Spencer | 7 |
| 49 | Story City | 7 |
| 50 | Audubon | 6 |
| 50 | Monticello | 6 |
| 51 | Dyersville | 5 |
| 52 | Bloomfield | 4 |
| 52 | Hampton | 4 |
| 52 | Norwalk | 4 |
| 52 | Osage | 4 |
| 52 | Postville | 4 |
| 52 | Williamsburg | 4 |
| 53 | Jefferson | 3 |
| 53 | Sioux Center | 3 |
| 54 | Clarion | 2 |
| 54 | Eldridge | 2 |
| 54 | Mount Vernon | 2 |
| 54 | Sac City | 2 |
| 55 | Lansing | 1 |
| 55 | Polk City | 1 |
| 55 | Prairie City | 1 |
| 56 | Humboldt | 0 |