Ranking of Iowa Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the Iowa city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Des Moines (8,047), followed by Davenport (4,138), Cedar Rapids (4,003), Sioux City (3,345), and Waterloo (1,956).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2024, 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.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Iowa cities.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 8047 |
| 2 | Davenport | 4138 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 4003 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 3345 |
| 5 | Waterloo | 1956 |
| 6 | Council Bluffs | 1797 |
| 7 | Iowa City | 1519 |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 1380 |
| 9 | Ames | 1084 |
| 10 | Dubuque | 1082 |
| 11 | Fort Dodge | 1056 |
| 12 | Ankeny | 909 |
| 13 | Ottumwa | 763 |
| 14 | Clinton | 755 |
| 15 | Mason City | 686 |
| 16 | Marshalltown | 579 |
| 17 | Burlington | 530 |
| 18 | Coralville | 528 |
| 19 | Altoona | 483 |
| 20 | Bettendorf | 391 |
| 21 | Muscatine | 342 |
| 21 | Urbandale | 342 |
| 22 | West Burlington | 308 |
| 23 | Indianola | 282 |
| 24 | Newton | 277 |
| 25 | Waukee | 275 |
| 26 | Clive | 265 |
| 27 | Marion | 264 |
| 28 | Windsor Heights | 242 |
| 29 | Storm Lake | 227 |
| 30 | Johnston | 205 |
| 31 | Fort Madison | 200 |
| 32 | Carter Lake | 199 |
| 33 | Keokuk | 177 |
| 34 | Atlantic | 160 |
| 35 | Washington | 152 |
| 36 | Knoxville | 151 |
| 37 | Clear Lake | 142 |
| 38 | Maquoketa | 138 |
| 39 | Grinnell | 133 |
| 40 | Osceola | 126 |
| 41 | Webster City | 125 |
| 42 | Spencer | 121 |
| 43 | Oskaloosa | 120 |
| 44 | Pella | 116 |
| 45 | Waverly | 109 |
| 46 | Le Mars | 108 |
| 47 | Carroll | 103 |
| 48 | North Liberty | 101 |
| 49 | Hiawatha | 97 |
| 49 | Spirit Lake | 97 |
| 50 | Creston | 96 |
| 51 | Evansdale | 93 |
| 51 | Mount Pleasant | 93 |
| 52 | Iowa Falls | 88 |
| 53 | Charles City | 83 |
| 54 | Perry | 81 |
| 55 | Denison | 78 |
| 56 | Eldora | 72 |
| 57 | Centerville | 71 |
| 58 | DeWitt | 70 |
| 59 | Clarinda | 69 |
| 60 | Red Oak | 67 |
| 61 | Manchester | 66 |
| 62 | Fairfield | 58 |
| 63 | Jefferson | 57 |
| 63 | Shenandoah | 57 |
| 64 | Sheldon | 53 |
| 65 | Independence | 51 |
| 66 | Winterset | 49 |
| 67 | Adel | 47 |
| 68 | Belle Plaine | 46 |
| 69 | Norwalk | 45 |
| 70 | Oelwein | 44 |
| 71 | Albia | 40 |
| 72 | Anamosa | 39 |
| 73 | Camanche | 38 |
| 73 | Glenwood | 38 |
| 74 | Williamsburg | 36 |
| 75 | Marengo | 35 |
| 76 | Estherville | 34 |
| 76 | Missouri Valley | 34 |
| 77 | Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 33 |
| 78 | Monticello | 31 |
| 79 | Emmetsburg | 29 |
| 79 | Huxley | 29 |
| 80 | Carlisle | 28 |
| 80 | Cherokee | 28 |
| 80 | De Soto | 28 |
| 81 | Decorah | 26 |
| 81 | Eldridge | 26 |
| 81 | Hampton | 26 |
| 81 | Osage | 26 |
| 82 | Le Claire | 24 |
| 82 | Tipton | 24 |
| 82 | West Liberty | 24 |
| 83 | Story City | 23 |
| 84 | Polk City | 21 |
| 84 | Postville | 21 |
| 84 | Sabula | 21 |
| 84 | Vinton | 21 |
| 85 | Clarion | 18 |
| 85 | Dyersville | 18 |
| 86 | Waukon | 17 |
| 87 | Orange City | 15 |
| 87 | Peosta | 15 |
| 88 | Mar-Mac | 14 |
| 89 | Greenfield | 13 |
| 90 | Algona | 12 |
| 90 | Asbury | 12 |
| 90 | West Branch | 12 |
| 91 | Fairbank | 11 |
| 91 | Mechanicsville | 11 |
| 91 | Mitchellville | 11 |
| 91 | Monroe | 11 |
| 91 | Robins | 11 |
| 91 | Sioux Center | 11 |
| 92 | Colfax | 10 |
| 92 | Preston | 10 |
| 92 | Wilton | 10 |
| 93 | Cresco | 9 |
| 93 | Grundy Center | 9 |
| 93 | Rock Valley | 9 |
| 93 | Sac City | 9 |
| 94 | Lake City | 8 |
| 95 | Gowrie | 6 |
| 95 | New Hampton | 6 |
| 96 | Denver | 5 |
| 96 | Earlham | 5 |
| 96 | Hawarden | 5 |
| 97 | Durant | 4 |
| 97 | Lansing | 4 |
| 97 | Ogden | 4 |
| 97 | Panora | 4 |
| 97 | Prairie City | 4 |
| 97 | Walcott | 4 |
| 97 | Woodward | 4 |
| 98 | Dysart | 3 |
| 98 | Sumner | 3 |
| 99 | Buffalo | 2 |
| 99 | Clarence | 2 |
| 99 | Van Meter | 2 |
| 100 | New Sharon | 1 |
| 100 | University Heights | 1 |
| 101 | Blue Grass | 0 |
| 101 | Princeton | 0 |
| 101 | Sigourney | 0 |
| 101 | Urbana | 0 |