Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Iowa city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Des Moines (1,314), followed by Davenport (520), Cedar Rapids (350), Council Bluffs (312), and Sioux City (279).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2023, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2023
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Waterloo
Iowa City
West Des Moines
Ottumwa
Ankeny
Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Des Moines 1314
2 Davenport 520
3 Cedar Rapids 350
4 Council Bluffs 312
5 Sioux City 279
6 Waterloo 159
7 Iowa City 132
8 West Des Moines 121
9 Ottumwa 103
10 Ankeny 76
11 Fort Dodge 66
12 Clinton 62
12 Urbandale 62
13 Burlington 49
14 Bettendorf 46
15 Dubuque 43
16 Ames 37
17 Mason City 35
18 Marshalltown 34
19 Keokuk 29
20 Altoona 25
20 Carter Lake 25
20 Marion 25
21 Muscatine 24
21 Waukee 24
22 Clive 22
22 Coralville 22
22 Fort Madison 22
23 Centerville 17
23 Indianola 17
24 Hiawatha 16
25 Creston 15
26 Johnston 14
27 DeWitt 13
28 Newton 12
29 Washington 11
29 Webster City 11
30 Carroll 10
30 Manchester 10
30 Oskaloosa 10
30 Red Oak 10
31 Denison 9
32 Evansdale 8
32 Mount Pleasant 8
32 Osceola 8
32 Pella 8
32 Perry 8
32 Storm Lake 8
33 Atlantic 7
33 Belle Plaine 7
33 Clear Lake 7
33 Fairfield 7
33 Knoxville 7
33 Maquoketa 7
34 Charles City 6
34 Eldridge 6
34 Spirit Lake 6
34 Windsor Heights 6
35 Adel 5
35 Grinnell 5
35 Independence 5
35 Shenandoah 5
35 Vinton 5
35 Waverly 5
36 Albia 4
36 Glenwood 4
36 Huxley 4
36 North Liberty 4
37 Camanche 3
37 Carlisle 3
37 De Soto 3
37 Lake City 3
37 Sioux Center 3
37 Spencer 3
38 Anamosa 2
38 Asbury 2
38 Audubon 2
38 Cherokee 2
38 Clarence 2
38 Clarinda 2
38 Eldora 2
38 Greenfield 2
38 Grundy Center 2
38 Iowa Falls 2
38 Le Claire 2
38 Le Mars 2
38 Mar-Mac 2
38 Mitchellville 2
38 Mount Vernon-Lisbon 2
38 New Sharon 2
38 Norwalk 2
38 Preston 2
38 Sheldon 2
38 West Burlington 2
38 West Liberty 2
38 Williamsburg 2
39 Decorah 1
39 Denver 1
39 Dyersville 1
39 Dysart 1
39 Estherville 1
39 Lansing 1
39 Monroe 1
39 Oelwein 1
39 Osage 1
39 Polk City 1
39 Sabula 1
39 Tipton 1
39 Walcott 1
39 Waukon 1
39 West Branch 1
40 Algona 0
40 Bloomfield 0
40 Blue Grass 0
40 Buffalo 0
40 Clarion 0
40 Colfax 0
40 Durant 0
40 Earlham 0
40 Emmetsburg 0
40 Gowrie 0
40 Marengo 0
40 Mechanicsville 0
40 Missouri Valley 0
40 Monticello 0
40 Ogden 0
40 Panora 0
40 Peosta 0
40 Postville 0
40 Prairie City 0
40 Princeton 0
40 Rock Valley 0
40 Sac City 0
40 Sigourney 0
40 Story City 0
40 Urbana 0
40 Van Meter 0
40 Wilton 0
40 Woodward 0