Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (9,986), followed by Davenport (4,772), Cedar Rapids (4,716), Council Bluffs (3,567), and Sioux City (3,174).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, 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 | 9986 |
| 2 | Davenport | 4772 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 4716 |
| 4 | Council Bluffs | 3567 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 3174 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 2158 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 1490 |
| 8 | Dubuque | 1417 |
| 9 | Ames | 1314 |
| 10 | West Des Moines | 1239 |
| 11 | Ottumwa | 1193 |
| 12 | Fort Dodge | 1018 |
| 13 | Burlington | 987 |
| 14 | Mason City | 980 |
| 15 | Ankeny | 934 |
| 16 | Clinton | 824 |
| 17 | Bettendorf | 610 |
| 18 | Marshalltown | 605 |
| 19 | Coralville | 586 |
| 20 | Urbandale | 508 |
| 21 | Altoona | 490 |
| 22 | Muscatine | 473 |
| 23 | Marion | 472 |
| 24 | Indianola | 368 |
| 25 | Keokuk | 316 |
| 26 | Newton | 312 |
| 27 | Clive | 308 |
| 28 | Fort Madison | 306 |
| 29 | Waukee | 262 |
| 30 | Johnston | 252 |
| 31 | Clear Lake | 245 |
| 32 | Oskaloosa | 236 |
| 33 | Creston | 214 |
| 34 | Pleasant Hill | 206 |
| 35 | Windsor Heights | 204 |
| 36 | Washington | 202 |
| 37 | Storm Lake | 201 |
| 38 | Hiawatha | 200 |
| 39 | Grinnell | 199 |
| 40 | Spencer | 186 |
| 41 | North Liberty | 184 |
| 42 | Fairfield | 178 |
| 43 | West Burlington | 173 |
| 44 | Le Mars | 171 |
| 45 | Carter Lake | 156 |
| 46 | Mount Pleasant | 147 |
| 47 | Waverly | 143 |
| 48 | Maquoketa | 141 |
| 49 | Centerville | 127 |
| 50 | Osceola | 125 |
| 50 | Perry | 125 |
| 51 | Carroll | 124 |
| 52 | Oelwein | 117 |
| 53 | Atlantic | 116 |
| 54 | Independence | 103 |
| 55 | Spirit Lake | 102 |
| 56 | Clarinda | 99 |
| 56 | Glenwood | 99 |
| 57 | Charles City | 98 |
| 57 | Red Oak | 98 |
| 58 | Adel | 90 |
| 59 | Iowa Falls | 86 |
| 60 | Evansdale | 85 |
| 61 | DeWitt | 84 |
| 61 | Jefferson | 84 |
| 62 | Carlisle | 83 |
| 63 | Winterset | 82 |
| 64 | Albia | 81 |
| 65 | Sheldon | 73 |
| 66 | Estherville | 68 |
| 67 | Denison | 67 |
| 67 | Monticello | 67 |
| 68 | Manchester | 65 |
| 68 | Waukon | 65 |
| 69 | Story City | 57 |
| 70 | Missouri Valley | 54 |
| 71 | Orange City | 50 |
| 72 | Camanche | 47 |
| 73 | Osage | 46 |
| 73 | Tama | 46 |
| 74 | Cherokee | 44 |
| 74 | Decorah | 44 |
| 74 | Marengo | 44 |
| 74 | Pella | 44 |
| 74 | Shenandoah | 44 |
| 75 | Humboldt | 43 |
| 76 | Colfax | 42 |
| 77 | Postville | 41 |
| 78 | Audubon | 39 |
| 78 | Eldridge | 39 |
| 79 | Dyersville | 36 |
| 80 | Sergeant Bluff | 35 |
| 81 | Algona | 34 |
| 82 | West Liberty | 33 |
| 83 | Toledo | 31 |
| 84 | Polk City | 30 |
| 85 | Onawa | 28 |
| 86 | Forest City | 27 |
| 86 | Harlan | 27 |
| 87 | Asbury | 24 |
| 87 | Mount Vernon | 24 |
| 88 | Clarion | 22 |
| 88 | Vinton | 22 |
| 89 | Norwalk | 21 |
| 90 | Sioux Center | 20 |
| 91 | New Hampton | 18 |
| 91 | Tipton | 18 |
| 92 | Emmetsburg | 16 |
| 92 | Lansing | 16 |
| 92 | Le Claire | 16 |
| 92 | Wilton | 16 |
| 93 | Bloomfield | 14 |
| 93 | Durant | 14 |
| 93 | Williamsburg | 14 |
| 94 | Ogden | 13 |
| 95 | Hampton | 10 |
| 95 | West Branch | 10 |
| 96 | Rock Valley | 5 |