Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Iowa city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Des Moines (1,119), followed by Davenport (537), Council Bluffs (470), Waterloo (337), and Sioux City (332).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 | 1119 |
| 2 | Davenport | 537 |
| 3 | Council Bluffs | 470 |
| 4 | Waterloo | 337 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 332 |
| 6 | Cedar Rapids | 303 |
| 7 | Ottumwa | 201 |
| 8 | Fort Dodge | 152 |
| 9 | Dubuque | 150 |
| 10 | Iowa City | 112 |
| 11 | Marshalltown | 98 |
| 12 | Ankeny | 91 |
| 12 | Mason City | 91 |
| 13 | Burlington | 82 |
| 14 | Clinton | 74 |
| 14 | Indianola | 74 |
| 15 | Keokuk | 58 |
| 15 | West Des Moines | 58 |
| 16 | Ames | 53 |
| 17 | Newton | 52 |
| 18 | Altoona | 48 |
| 19 | North Liberty | 47 |
| 20 | Hiawatha | 43 |
| 21 | Fort Madison | 42 |
| 22 | Waverly | 41 |
| 23 | Carter Lake | 38 |
| 23 | Marion | 38 |
| 24 | Urbandale | 33 |
| 25 | Oskaloosa | 32 |
| 25 | Storm Lake | 32 |
| 26 | Washington | 31 |
| 27 | Muscatine | 29 |
| 28 | Carlisle | 28 |
| 29 | Clear Lake | 25 |
| 29 | Creston | 25 |
| 30 | Mount Pleasant | 24 |
| 31 | Estherville | 23 |
| 31 | Tama | 23 |
| 32 | Sheldon | 22 |
| 32 | Winterset | 22 |
| 33 | Bettendorf | 20 |
| 33 | Le Mars | 20 |
| 34 | Centerville | 19 |
| 34 | Grinnell | 19 |
| 35 | Oelwein | 18 |
| 36 | Algona | 17 |
| 37 | Clarinda | 16 |
| 37 | Fairfield | 16 |
| 37 | Manchester | 16 |
| 37 | Spirit Lake | 16 |
| 37 | Windsor Heights | 16 |
| 38 | Albia | 15 |
| 38 | Evansdale | 15 |
| 38 | Forest City | 15 |
| 38 | Glenwood | 15 |
| 39 | Johnston | 14 |
| 39 | Osceola | 14 |
| 39 | Pella | 14 |
| 39 | Perry | 14 |
| 39 | Waukee | 14 |
| 40 | Toledo | 13 |
| 41 | Adel | 12 |
| 41 | Atlantic | 12 |
| 41 | Iowa Falls | 12 |
| 42 | Cherokee | 11 |
| 42 | Marengo | 11 |
| 42 | Monticello | 11 |
| 42 | Red Oak | 11 |
| 42 | Shenandoah | 11 |
| 43 | Clive | 10 |
| 43 | Colfax | 10 |
| 43 | Sergeant Bluff | 10 |
| 44 | Harlan | 9 |
| 44 | West Burlington | 9 |
| 45 | Independence | 8 |
| 45 | Maquoketa | 8 |
| 45 | Missouri Valley | 8 |
| 46 | Jefferson | 7 |
| 46 | West Liberty | 7 |
| 47 | Bloomfield | 6 |
| 47 | Carroll | 6 |
| 47 | Denison | 6 |
| 48 | Charles City | 5 |
| 48 | Clarion | 5 |
| 48 | Dyersville | 5 |
| 48 | Hampton | 5 |
| 48 | Mount Vernon | 5 |
| 48 | Onawa | 5 |
| 48 | Vinton | 5 |
| 49 | Asbury | 4 |
| 49 | Norwalk | 4 |
| 49 | Pleasant Hill | 4 |
| 49 | Postville | 4 |
| 49 | Story City | 4 |
| 50 | Eldridge | 3 |
| 50 | Emmetsburg | 3 |
| 50 | Orange City | 3 |
| 50 | Osage | 3 |
| 50 | Rock Valley | 3 |
| 50 | Tipton | 3 |
| 50 | Williamsburg | 3 |
| 51 | Audubon | 2 |
| 51 | Camanche | 2 |
| 51 | DeWitt | 2 |
| 51 | Le Claire | 2 |
| 51 | New Hampton | 2 |
| 51 | Polk City | 2 |
| 51 | Sioux Center | 2 |
| 51 | Waukon | 2 |
| 51 | Wilton | 2 |
| 52 | Decorah | 1 |
| 52 | Humboldt | 1 |
| 52 | Spencer | 1 |
| 53 | Coralville | 0 |
| 53 | Durant | 0 |
| 53 | Lansing | 0 |
| 53 | Ogden | 0 |
| 53 | West Branch | 0 |