Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the Iowa city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Des Moines (1,092), followed by Davenport (331), Cedar Rapids (287), Sioux City (252), and Council Bluffs (206).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2024, 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 1092 |
| 2 | Davenport | 331 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 287 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 252 |
| 5 | Council Bluffs | 206 |
| 6 | Waterloo | 133 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 97 |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 94 |
| 9 | Fort Dodge | 77 |
| 10 | Urbandale | 66 |
| 11 | Ankeny | 65 |
| 12 | Ottumwa | 61 |
| 13 | Ames | 58 |
| 14 | Dubuque | 55 |
| 15 | Clinton | 50 |
| 16 | Burlington | 46 |
| 17 | Johnston | 36 |
| 18 | Muscatine | 33 |
| 19 | Marshalltown | 29 |
| 20 | Bettendorf | 28 |
| 21 | Altoona | 27 |
| 22 | Clive | 24 |
| 22 | Keokuk | 24 |
| 23 | Fort Madison | 23 |
| 24 | Waukee | 22 |
| 25 | Carter Lake | 21 |
| 26 | Mason City | 19 |
| 27 | Coralville | 15 |
| 27 | Knoxville | 15 |
| 28 | Indianola | 13 |
| 29 | Clear Lake | 11 |
| 29 | Windsor Heights | 11 |
| 30 | Marion | 10 |
| 30 | Newton | 10 |
| 30 | Storm Lake | 10 |
| 31 | Creston | 9 |
| 31 | Fairfield | 9 |
| 32 | Denison | 8 |
| 32 | Evansdale | 8 |
| 32 | Fairbank | 8 |
| 32 | Grinnell | 8 |
| 32 | Mount Pleasant | 8 |
| 32 | North Liberty | 8 |
| 32 | West Burlington | 8 |
| 33 | DeWitt | 7 |
| 33 | Hiawatha | 7 |
| 33 | Le Mars | 7 |
| 33 | Webster City | 7 |
| 34 | Atlantic | 6 |
| 34 | Camanche | 6 |
| 34 | Carroll | 6 |
| 34 | Perry | 6 |
| 35 | Adel | 5 |
| 35 | Anamosa | 5 |
| 35 | De Soto | 5 |
| 35 | Missouri Valley | 5 |
| 35 | Oskaloosa | 5 |
| 36 | Albia | 4 |
| 36 | Charles City | 4 |
| 36 | Dyersville | 4 |
| 36 | Glenwood | 4 |
| 36 | Hampton | 4 |
| 36 | Maquoketa | 4 |
| 36 | Osceola | 4 |
| 36 | Postville | 4 |
| 36 | Red Oak | 4 |
| 36 | Shenandoah | 4 |
| 36 | Spirit Lake | 4 |
| 37 | Centerville | 3 |
| 37 | Clarinda | 3 |
| 37 | Estherville | 3 |
| 37 | Hawarden | 3 |
| 37 | Independence | 3 |
| 37 | Iowa Falls | 3 |
| 37 | Jefferson | 3 |
| 37 | Le Claire | 3 |
| 37 | Pella | 3 |
| 37 | Washington | 3 |
| 37 | Waverly | 3 |
| 37 | Winterset | 3 |
| 38 | Belle Plaine | 2 |
| 38 | Carlisle | 2 |
| 38 | Decorah | 2 |
| 38 | Eldridge | 2 |
| 38 | Huxley | 2 |
| 38 | Manchester | 2 |
| 38 | Monticello | 2 |
| 38 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 2 |
| 38 | Oelwein | 2 |
| 38 | Sheldon | 2 |
| 38 | Sioux Center | 2 |
| 38 | Wilton | 2 |
| 39 | Algona | 1 |
| 39 | Clarion | 1 |
| 39 | Colfax | 1 |
| 39 | Eldora | 1 |
| 39 | Emmetsburg | 1 |
| 39 | Greenfield | 1 |
| 39 | Grundy Center | 1 |
| 39 | Mechanicsville | 1 |
| 39 | Mitchellville | 1 |
| 39 | Monroe | 1 |
| 39 | New Hampton | 1 |
| 39 | Orange City | 1 |
| 39 | Osage | 1 |
| 39 | Peosta | 1 |
| 39 | Polk City | 1 |
| 39 | Prairie City | 1 |
| 39 | Sac City | 1 |
| 39 | Story City | 1 |
| 39 | Tipton | 1 |
| 39 | Waukon | 1 |
| 39 | Woodward | 1 |
| 40 | Asbury | 0 |
| 40 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 0 |
| 40 | Cherokee | 0 |
| 40 | Clarence | 0 |
| 40 | Cresco | 0 |
| 40 | Denver | 0 |
| 40 | Durant | 0 |
| 40 | Dysart | 0 |
| 40 | Earlham | 0 |
| 40 | Gowrie | 0 |
| 40 | Lake City | 0 |
| 40 | Lansing | 0 |
| 40 | Marengo | 0 |
| 40 | Mar-Mac | 0 |
| 40 | New Sharon | 0 |
| 40 | Norwalk | 0 |
| 40 | Ogden | 0 |
| 40 | Panora | 0 |
| 40 | Preston | 0 |
| 40 | Princeton | 0 |
| 40 | Robins | 0 |
| 40 | Rock Valley | 0 |
| 40 | Sabula | 0 |
| 40 | Sigourney | 0 |
| 40 | Spencer | 0 |
| 40 | Sumner | 0 |
| 40 | University Heights | 0 |
| 40 | Urbana | 0 |
| 40 | Van Meter | 0 |
| 40 | Vinton | 0 |
| 40 | Walcott | 0 |
| 40 | West Branch | 0 |
| 40 | West Liberty | 0 |
| 40 | Williamsburg | 0 |
