Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Davenport (701), followed by Sioux City (441), Cedar Rapids (433), Waterloo (385), and Dubuque (277).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, 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 | Davenport | 701 |
| 2 | Sioux City | 441 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 433 |
| 4 | Waterloo | 385 |
| 5 | Dubuque | 277 |
| 6 | Council Bluffs | 262 |
| 7 | Clinton | 211 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 197 |
| 9 | Ottumwa | 196 |
| 10 | Marshalltown | 179 |
| 11 | West Des Moines | 176 |
| 12 | Ames | 146 |
| 13 | Ankeny | 142 |
| 14 | Indianola | 139 |
| 15 | Burlington | 138 |
| 16 | Fort Dodge | 130 |
| 17 | Marion | 102 |
| 18 | Muscatine | 82 |
| 19 | Mason City | 79 |
| 20 | Grinnell | 77 |
| 21 | Keokuk | 71 |
| 22 | Newton | 69 |
| 22 | Waverly | 69 |
| 23 | Coralville | 67 |
| 24 | Eldora | 64 |
| 25 | Clear Lake | 53 |
| 26 | Clive | 51 |
| 27 | Oskaloosa | 50 |
| 28 | Urbandale | 49 |
| 29 | Carter Lake | 47 |
| 30 | Altoona | 40 |
| 30 | Iowa Falls | 40 |
| 30 | Storm Lake | 40 |
| 30 | Waukee | 40 |
| 31 | DeWitt | 38 |
| 31 | Mount Pleasant | 38 |
| 32 | Knoxville | 37 |
| 33 | Perry | 36 |
| 34 | Atlantic | 31 |
| 34 | Bettendorf | 31 |
| 34 | Fort Madison | 31 |
| 34 | Shenandoah | 31 |
| 35 | Washington | 30 |
| 36 | Le Mars | 29 |
| 37 | Charles City | 28 |
| 38 | Denison | 27 |
| 38 | Fairfield | 27 |
| 39 | Creston | 26 |
| 40 | Osceola | 25 |
| 41 | North Liberty | 24 |
| 42 | Hiawatha | 23 |
| 42 | Oelwein | 23 |
| 43 | Clarinda | 20 |
| 43 | Maquoketa | 20 |
| 43 | Red Oak | 20 |
| 44 | Camanche | 19 |
| 44 | Webster City | 19 |
| 44 | West Burlington | 19 |
| 45 | Algona | 18 |
| 45 | Glenwood | 18 |
| 46 | Johnston | 17 |
| 46 | Sheldon | 17 |
| 47 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 16 |
| 48 | Centerville | 15 |
| 48 | Manchester | 15 |
| 48 | Pella | 15 |
| 48 | Spirit Lake | 15 |
| 49 | Albia | 14 |
| 49 | Carlisle | 14 |
| 49 | Spencer | 14 |
| 50 | Estherville | 13 |
| 51 | Decorah | 12 |
| 52 | Carroll | 11 |
| 52 | Windsor Heights | 11 |
| 53 | Adel | 10 |
| 53 | West Liberty | 10 |
| 53 | Williamsburg | 10 |
| 54 | Emmetsburg | 9 |
| 54 | Independence | 9 |
| 54 | Monticello | 9 |
| 54 | Postville | 9 |
| 55 | Belle Plaine | 8 |
| 55 | Marengo | 8 |
| 55 | Norwalk | 8 |
| 56 | Osage | 7 |
| 57 | Evansdale | 5 |
| 57 | Rock Valley | 5 |
| 58 | Dyersville | 4 |
| 58 | Grundy Center | 4 |
| 58 | Lake City | 4 |
| 58 | Monroe | 4 |
| 58 | Polk City | 4 |
| 58 | Sioux Center | 4 |
| 58 | Story City | 4 |
| 59 | Eldridge | 3 |
| 59 | Mar-Mac | 3 |
| 59 | Sabula | 3 |
| 60 | Bloomfield | 2 |
| 60 | Colfax | 2 |
| 60 | Harlan | 2 |
| 60 | Lansing | 2 |
| 60 | Preston | 2 |
| 60 | Waukon | 2 |
| 61 | Asbury | 1 |
| 61 | Audubon | 1 |
