West Des Moines, Iowa Crime Rate Rankings in 2024

Updated on September 19, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, 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 11 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,789 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 1881.78 8 510
Violent 165 10 621
Property 1716.78 7 463
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 8 494
Rape 21.82 10 556
Robbery 12.27 9 676
Aggravated Assault 130.91 9 567
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 114.54 10 631
Larceny-Theft 1471.33 7 376
Motor Vehicle Theft 128.18 7 574
Arson 2.73 10 564