Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Iowa city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Des Moines (1,482), followed by Davenport (690), Sioux City (488), Cedar Rapids (407), and Waterloo (381).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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 | Des Moines | 1482 |
| 2 | Davenport | 690 |
| 3 | Sioux City | 488 |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids | 407 |
| 5 | Waterloo | 381 |
| 6 | Council Bluffs | 279 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 266 |
| 8 | Dubuque | 249 |
| 9 | Clinton | 192 |
| 10 | Fort Dodge | 168 |
| 11 | Burlington | 129 |
| 12 | Marshalltown | 127 |
| 13 | West Des Moines | 124 |
| 14 | Ames | 114 |
| 15 | Ottumwa | 101 |
| 16 | Ankeny | 100 |
| 17 | Marion | 98 |
| 18 | Eldora | 90 |
| 19 | Muscatine | 73 |
| 20 | Waverly | 69 |
| 21 | Urbandale | 61 |
| 22 | Mason City | 54 |
| 23 | Newton | 51 |
| 24 | Waukee | 49 |
| 25 | Clive | 48 |
| 26 | Keokuk | 43 |
| 27 | Bettendorf | 42 |
| 28 | Indianola | 39 |
| 29 | Knoxville | 38 |
| 30 | Le Mars | 35 |
| 31 | Altoona | 34 |
| 31 | Fort Madison | 34 |
| 31 | Storm Lake | 34 |
| 32 | Coralville | 33 |
| 33 | Hiawatha | 32 |
| 33 | Perry | 32 |
| 34 | Oskaloosa | 29 |
| 35 | Atlantic | 28 |
| 35 | Oelwein | 28 |
| 36 | Clear Lake | 27 |
| 36 | Washington | 27 |
| 37 | Centerville | 26 |
| 38 | Algona | 25 |
| 38 | Johnston | 25 |
| 38 | North Liberty | 25 |
| 39 | Sheldon | 24 |
| 40 | Carter Lake | 23 |
| 40 | Creston | 23 |
| 41 | Iowa Falls | 22 |
| 41 | Manchester | 22 |
| 41 | Red Oak | 22 |
| 42 | DeWitt | 21 |
| 42 | Mount Pleasant | 21 |
| 43 | Albia | 20 |
| 44 | Charles City | 19 |
| 44 | Estherville | 19 |
| 44 | Grinnell | 19 |
| 45 | Shenandoah | 18 |
| 46 | Webster City | 16 |
| 47 | Camanche | 14 |
| 47 | Denison | 14 |
| 47 | Le Claire | 14 |
| 47 | Maquoketa | 14 |
| 48 | Anamosa | 13 |
| 48 | Decorah | 13 |
| 48 | Fairfield | 13 |
| 48 | Glenwood | 13 |
| 48 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 13 |
| 48 | West Burlington | 13 |
| 48 | Wilton | 13 |
| 49 | Belle Plaine | 12 |
| 49 | Carroll | 12 |
| 49 | Osceola | 12 |
| 50 | Cherokee | 11 |
| 50 | Clarinda | 11 |
| 50 | Spencer | 11 |
| 50 | Spirit Lake | 11 |
| 50 | Williamsburg | 11 |
| 51 | Clarion | 10 |
| 51 | Independence | 10 |
| 52 | Audubon | 9 |
| 52 | Evansdale | 9 |
| 52 | Pella | 9 |
| 52 | Tipton | 9 |
| 52 | Vinton | 9 |
| 53 | West Liberty | 8 |
| 54 | Norwalk | 7 |
| 55 | Eldridge | 6 |
| 55 | Postville | 6 |
| 55 | Sac City | 6 |
| 55 | Windsor Heights | 6 |
| 56 | Adel | 5 |
| 56 | Bloomfield | 5 |
| 56 | Carlisle | 5 |
| 56 | Durant | 5 |
| 56 | Dyersville | 5 |
| 56 | Emmetsburg | 5 |
| 56 | Lake City | 5 |
| 56 | Story City | 5 |
| 57 | Marengo | 4 |
| 57 | Mar-Mac | 4 |
| 57 | Mechanicsville | 4 |
| 57 | Panora | 4 |
| 57 | Polk City | 4 |
| 57 | Woodward | 4 |
| 58 | Asbury | 3 |
| 58 | Clarence | 3 |
| 58 | Lansing | 3 |
| 58 | Monroe | 3 |
| 58 | Monticello | 3 |
| 58 | Osage | 3 |
| 58 | West Branch | 3 |
| 59 | Colfax | 2 |
| 59 | De Soto | 2 |
| 59 | Earlham | 2 |
| 59 | Grundy Center | 2 |
| 59 | Huxley | 2 |
| 59 | Missouri Valley | 2 |
| 59 | Mitchellville | 2 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 60 | Denver | 1 |
| 60 | Greenfield | 1 |
| 60 | Ogden | 1 |
| 60 | Rock Valley | 1 |
| 60 | Sabula | 1 |
| 60 | Sioux Center | 1 |
| 60 | Van Meter | 1 |
| 60 | Waukon | 1 |
| 61 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 61 | Dysart | 0 |
| 61 | Gowrie | 0 |
| 61 | New Sharon | 0 |
| 61 | Peosta | 0 |
| 61 | Prairie City | 0 |
| 61 | Preston | 0 |
| 61 | Princeton | 0 |
| 61 | Sigourney | 0 |
| 61 | Urbana | 0 |
| 61 | Walcott | 0 |