Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,517), followed by Davenport (750), Council Bluffs (574), Sioux City (477), and Cedar Rapids (432).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, 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 | 1517 |
| 2 | Davenport | 750 |
| 3 | Council Bluffs | 574 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 477 |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids | 432 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 419 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 231 |
| 8 | Ottumwa | 230 |
| 9 | Fort Dodge | 180 |
| 10 | Iowa City | 151 |
| 11 | Marshalltown | 128 |
| 12 | Ames | 122 |
| 13 | Burlington | 121 |
| 14 | Ankeny | 116 |
| 15 | Mason City | 114 |
| 16 | Clinton | 95 |
| 17 | West Des Moines | 93 |
| 18 | Indianola | 88 |
| 19 | Keokuk | 68 |
| 20 | Fort Madison | 64 |
| 21 | Muscatine | 62 |
| 21 | Newton | 62 |
| 22 | North Liberty | 61 |
| 23 | Marion | 60 |
| 24 | Altoona | 56 |
| 25 | Hiawatha | 48 |
| 26 | Urbandale | 47 |
| 26 | Waverly | 47 |
| 27 | Carter Lake | 44 |
| 27 | Washington | 44 |
| 28 | Storm Lake | 40 |
| 29 | Oskaloosa | 38 |
| 30 | Bettendorf | 37 |
| 31 | Carlisle | 31 |
| 32 | Clear Lake | 29 |
| 32 | Le Mars | 29 |
| 33 | Grinnell | 27 |
| 33 | Mount Pleasant | 27 |
| 33 | Pella | 27 |
| 34 | Estherville | 26 |
| 35 | Creston | 25 |
| 35 | Sheldon | 25 |
| 35 | Winterset | 25 |
| 36 | Tama | 24 |
| 37 | Waukee | 23 |
| 38 | Oelwein | 22 |
| 39 | Fairfield | 21 |
| 40 | Charles City | 20 |
| 40 | Clarinda | 20 |
| 41 | Centerville | 19 |
| 41 | Johnston | 19 |
| 41 | Spirit Lake | 19 |
| 41 | Windsor Heights | 19 |
| 42 | Albia | 18 |
| 43 | Algona | 17 |
| 43 | Clive | 17 |
| 43 | Evansdale | 17 |
| 43 | Manchester | 17 |
| 43 | Perry | 17 |
| 43 | Spencer | 17 |
| 44 | Glenwood | 16 |
| 44 | Iowa Falls | 16 |
| 44 | Maquoketa | 16 |
| 44 | Osceola | 16 |
| 45 | Atlantic | 15 |
| 45 | Coralville | 15 |
| 45 | Forest City | 15 |
| 46 | Adel | 14 |
| 46 | Red Oak | 14 |
| 47 | Cherokee | 13 |
| 47 | Colfax | 13 |
| 47 | Marengo | 13 |
| 47 | Toledo | 13 |
| 48 | Harlan | 12 |
| 48 | Independence | 12 |
| 48 | Monticello | 12 |
| 48 | Shenandoah | 12 |
| 48 | West Burlington | 12 |
| 49 | Denison | 10 |
| 49 | Sergeant Bluff | 10 |
| 49 | West Liberty | 10 |
| 50 | Missouri Valley | 9 |
| 51 | Carroll | 8 |
| 51 | Jefferson | 8 |
| 52 | Clarion | 7 |
| 52 | Mount Vernon | 7 |
| 52 | Orange City | 7 |
| 52 | Pleasant Hill | 7 |
| 53 | Bloomfield | 6 |
| 53 | Norwalk | 6 |
| 53 | Onawa | 6 |
| 53 | Vinton | 6 |
| 54 | DeWitt | 5 |
| 54 | Dyersville | 5 |
| 54 | Hampton | 5 |
| 54 | Postville | 5 |
| 54 | Wilton | 5 |
| 55 | Asbury | 4 |
| 55 | Camanche | 4 |
| 55 | Osage | 4 |
| 55 | Story City | 4 |
| 55 | Tipton | 4 |
| 55 | Williamsburg | 4 |
| 56 | Audubon | 3 |
| 56 | Eldridge | 3 |
| 56 | Emmetsburg | 3 |
| 56 | Le Claire | 3 |
| 56 | New Hampton | 3 |
| 56 | Polk City | 3 |
| 56 | Rock Valley | 3 |
| 56 | Sioux Center | 3 |
| 56 | Waukon | 3 |
| 57 | Decorah | 2 |
| 58 | Durant | 1 |
| 58 | Humboldt | 1 |
| 58 | Ogden | 1 |
| 59 | Lansing | 0 |
| 59 | West Branch | 0 |