Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (8,579), followed by Davenport (4,527), Cedar Rapids (4,336), Sioux City (3,543), and Council Bluffs (2,197).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, and the table below shows the ranking of Iowa cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 | 8579 |
| 2 | Davenport | 4527 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 4336 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 3543 |
| 5 | Council Bluffs | 2197 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 1777 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 1707 |
| 7 | West Des Moines | 1707 |
| 8 | Dubuque | 1206 |
| 9 | Ames | 1046 |
| 10 | Ankeny | 991 |
| 10 | Fort Dodge | 991 |
| 11 | Ottumwa | 868 |
| 12 | Mason City | 861 |
| 13 | Clinton | 831 |
| 14 | Marshalltown | 673 |
| 15 | Burlington | 664 |
| 16 | Coralville | 577 |
| 17 | Bettendorf | 481 |
| 18 | Altoona | 470 |
| 19 | Urbandale | 394 |
| 20 | West Burlington | 368 |
| 21 | Marion | 365 |
| 22 | Muscatine | 348 |
| 23 | Indianola | 331 |
| 24 | Waukee | 306 |
| 25 | Clive | 294 |
| 26 | Fort Madison | 256 |
| 27 | Newton | 255 |
| 28 | Keokuk | 249 |
| 29 | Storm Lake | 216 |
| 30 | Washington | 209 |
| 31 | Johnston | 198 |
| 32 | Carter Lake | 192 |
| 33 | Windsor Heights | 185 |
| 34 | Clear Lake | 183 |
| 35 | Waverly | 174 |
| 36 | Carroll | 172 |
| 37 | Oskaloosa | 158 |
| 38 | Manchester | 156 |
| 39 | Atlantic | 147 |
| 40 | Grinnell | 146 |
| 40 | Knoxville | 146 |
| 41 | Mount Pleasant | 143 |
| 41 | Spencer | 143 |
| 42 | Centerville | 139 |
| 42 | Hiawatha | 139 |
| 43 | Maquoketa | 135 |
| 44 | Iowa Falls | 131 |
| 45 | Eldora | 119 |
| 46 | Red Oak | 114 |
| 47 | Le Mars | 111 |
| 47 | Perry | 111 |
| 48 | Creston | 109 |
| 49 | Osceola | 107 |
| 50 | Spirit Lake | 106 |
| 51 | DeWitt | 102 |
| 51 | Pella | 102 |
| 52 | Webster City | 99 |
| 53 | Fairfield | 97 |
| 54 | Charles City | 96 |
| 55 | Denison | 89 |
| 56 | North Liberty | 85 |
| 57 | Clarinda | 79 |
| 58 | Sheldon | 71 |
| 59 | Norwalk | 70 |
| 60 | Adel | 63 |
| 60 | Oelwein | 63 |
| 61 | Evansdale | 62 |
| 62 | Glenwood | 57 |
| 63 | Independence | 54 |
| 64 | Belle Plaine | 53 |
| 65 | Marengo | 52 |
| 66 | Shenandoah | 51 |
| 67 | Albia | 50 |
| 68 | Vinton | 49 |
| 69 | Carlisle | 46 |
| 70 | Camanche | 44 |
| 70 | Monticello | 44 |
| 71 | Anamosa | 43 |
| 71 | Eldridge | 43 |
| 72 | Estherville | 42 |
| 73 | Williamsburg | 38 |
| 74 | Sabula | 36 |
| 75 | Algona | 34 |
| 75 | Decorah | 34 |
| 76 | Huxley | 33 |
| 76 | Le Claire | 33 |
| 77 | Tipton | 30 |
| 78 | Audubon | 29 |
| 78 | Cherokee | 29 |
| 78 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 29 |
| 79 | Polk City | 27 |
| 80 | Sioux Center | 26 |
| 81 | De Soto | 24 |
| 81 | Story City | 24 |
| 82 | Lake City | 23 |
| 82 | Mar-Mac | 23 |
| 83 | Clarion | 22 |
| 83 | Osage | 22 |
| 84 | Dyersville | 21 |
| 84 | Emmetsburg | 21 |
| 85 | Asbury | 20 |
| 85 | Panora | 20 |
| 86 | Wilton | 19 |
| 87 | Missouri Valley | 16 |
| 87 | Peosta | 16 |
| 88 | Denver | 14 |
| 88 | Postville | 14 |
| 88 | West Liberty | 14 |
| 89 | Greenfield | 13 |
| 89 | Lansing | 13 |
| 90 | Bloomfield | 10 |
| 90 | Prairie City | 10 |
| 91 | Preston | 9 |
| 91 | Sac City | 9 |
| 91 | Waukon | 9 |
| 91 | West Branch | 9 |
| 92 | Durant | 8 |
| 92 | Earlham | 8 |
| 93 | Grundy Center | 7 |
| 93 | Monroe | 7 |
| 93 | Ogden | 7 |
| 93 | Rock Valley | 7 |
| 93 | Woodward | 7 |
| 94 | Mechanicsville | 6 |
| 94 | New Sharon | 6 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 5 |
| 95 | Clarence | 5 |
| 96 | Colfax | 4 |
| 96 | Mitchellville | 4 |
| 96 | Walcott | 4 |
| 97 | Dysart | 2 |
| 98 | Urbana | 1 |
| 98 | Van Meter | 1 |
| 99 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 99 | Gowrie | 0 |
| 99 | Princeton | 0 |
| 99 | Sigourney | 0 |