West Des Moines, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2022

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in West Des Moines IA ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 10 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,261 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other Iowa cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 1973.1 8 516
Violent 248.94 8 496
Property 1724.16 8 502
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 1.41 7 451
Rape 22.63 9 530
Robbery 28.29 8 530
Aggravated Assault 196.6 8 439
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 121.64 8 626
Larceny-Theft 1470.98 6 417
Motor Vehicle Theft 125.88 7 578
Arson 5.66 8 394