Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Iowa city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Des Moines (1,444), followed by Davenport (457), Cedar Rapids (432), Council Bluffs (351), and Sioux City (232).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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 | 1444 |
| 2 | Davenport | 457 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 432 |
| 4 | Council Bluffs | 351 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 232 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 219 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 109 |
| 8 | Dubuque | 96 |
| 9 | Burlington | 91 |
| 10 | West Des Moines | 87 |
| 11 | Ottumwa | 82 |
| 12 | Clinton | 74 |
| 13 | Ankeny | 71 |
| 14 | Ames | 70 |
| 15 | Urbandale | 66 |
| 16 | Fort Dodge | 65 |
| 17 | Bettendorf | 64 |
| 18 | Mason City | 63 |
| 19 | Marion | 50 |
| 20 | Cedar Falls | 47 |
| 20 | Marshalltown | 47 |
| 21 | Clive | 36 |
| 22 | Keokuk | 35 |
| 23 | Clear Lake | 29 |
| 23 | Waukee | 29 |
| 24 | Altoona | 27 |
| 25 | Newton | 25 |
| 26 | Muscatine | 23 |
| 27 | Johnston | 21 |
| 28 | Coralville | 20 |
| 28 | Fort Madison | 20 |
| 29 | Carter Lake | 19 |
| 30 | Creston | 18 |
| 30 | Pleasant Hill | 18 |
| 31 | Indianola | 17 |
| 31 | Maquoketa | 17 |
| 32 | Centerville | 15 |
| 32 | Oskaloosa | 15 |
| 33 | Hiawatha | 14 |
| 33 | Washington | 14 |
| 34 | Adel | 13 |
| 34 | Eldridge | 13 |
| 34 | Mount Pleasant | 13 |
| 34 | Spirit Lake | 13 |
| 35 | Storm Lake | 12 |
| 35 | West Burlington | 12 |
| 36 | Fairfield | 11 |
| 37 | Denison | 10 |
| 38 | Estherville | 9 |
| 39 | Grinnell | 8 |
| 39 | Le Mars | 8 |
| 39 | Waverly | 8 |
| 40 | Manchester | 7 |
| 40 | Oelwein | 7 |
| 40 | Red Oak | 7 |
| 40 | Webster City | 7 |
| 41 | Evansdale | 6 |
| 41 | Grundy Center | 6 |
| 41 | North Liberty | 6 |
| 41 | Osceola | 6 |
| 42 | Albia | 5 |
| 42 | Atlantic | 5 |
| 42 | Audubon | 5 |
| 42 | Carroll | 5 |
| 42 | Shenandoah | 5 |
| 42 | Spencer | 5 |
| 43 | Asbury | 4 |
| 43 | Cherokee | 4 |
| 43 | Clarinda | 4 |
| 43 | DeWitt | 4 |
| 43 | Glenwood | 4 |
| 43 | Huxley | 4 |
| 43 | Marengo | 4 |
| 43 | Monticello | 4 |
| 43 | Pella | 4 |
| 43 | Windsor Heights | 4 |
| 44 | Belle Plaine | 3 |
| 44 | Charles City | 3 |
| 44 | Emmetsburg | 3 |
| 44 | Harlan | 3 |
| 44 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 3 |
| 44 | Sheldon | 3 |
| 44 | Story City | 3 |
| 44 | Vinton | 3 |
| 44 | Walcott | 3 |
| 45 | Dyersville | 2 |
| 45 | Independence | 2 |
| 46 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 46 | Camanche | 1 |
| 46 | Decorah | 1 |
| 46 | Tipton | 1 |
| 46 | Williamsburg | 1 |
| 47 | Algona | 0 |
| 47 | Clarion | 0 |
| 47 | Lansing | 0 |
| 47 | Osage | 0 |
| 47 | Polk City | 0 |
| 47 | Sioux Center | 0 |
| 47 | Waukon | 0 |
| 47 | West Branch | 0 |