Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Iowa city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Des Moines (1,064), followed by Davenport (466), Cedar Rapids (382), Sioux City (340), and Waterloo (265).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2021, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Waterloo
Iowa City
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Clinton
Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Des Moines 1064
2 Davenport 466
3 Cedar Rapids 382
4 Sioux City 340
5 Waterloo 265
6 Iowa City 184
7 Dubuque 180
8 Council Bluffs 170
9 Ottumwa 150
10 Clinton 114
11 Burlington 111
12 Marshalltown 86
13 Fort Dodge 84
14 Mason City 82
15 Marion 76
16 Ankeny 74
16 Keokuk 74
17 Indianola 63
18 West Des Moines 62
19 Muscatine 60
20 Cedar Falls 57
21 Ames 54
21 Coralville 54
22 Fort Madison 51
23 Altoona 46
24 Newton 43
25 Grinnell 41
26 Urbandale 37
27 Waverly 36
28 North Liberty 33
29 Bettendorf 31
30 Creston 30
31 Carter Lake 28
32 Storm Lake 26
33 Hiawatha 24
34 Johnston 23
34 Le Mars 23
35 Oskaloosa 22
36 Algona 21
36 Washington 21
37 Cherokee 19
37 Estherville 19
37 Waukee 19
38 Monticello 18
39 Oelwein 17
40 Clear Lake 16
40 DeWitt 16
40 Maquoketa 16
40 Mount Pleasant 16
40 West Burlington 16
41 Pleasant Hill 15
41 Webster City 15
42 Atlantic 14
42 Clive 14
43 Emmetsburg 13
43 Independence 13
44 Charles City 12
44 Manchester 12
44 Mount Vernon-Lisbon 12
44 Osceola 12
45 Belle Plaine 11
45 Denison 11
45 Shenandoah 11
45 Tipton 11
46 Camanche 10
46 Centerville 10
47 Clarinda 9
47 Glenwood 9
47 Grundy Center 9
47 Red Oak 9
47 Windsor Heights 9
48 Fairfield 8
49 Decorah 7
49 Marengo 7
50 Harlan 6
50 Osage 6
51 Albia 5
51 Clarion 5
51 Dyersville 5
51 Pella 5
51 Sheldon 5
51 Sioux Center 5
51 Spirit Lake 5
52 Adel 4
52 Walcott 4
53 Carroll 3
53 Eldridge 3
53 West Branch 3
54 Audubon 2
54 Story City 2
54 Waukon 2
54 Williamsburg 2
55 Asbury 1
55 Evansdale 1
55 Spencer 1
55 Vinton 1
56 Buffalo 0
56 Huxley 0
56 Lansing 0
56 Polk City 0