Council Bluffs, Iowa Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 262 violent crimes in Council Bluffs IA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 420.76. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 6%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Iowa cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Council Bluffs, IA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Council Bluffs, IA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 636 1039.54
2011 656 1048.66
2012 744 1186.45
2013 584 941.62
2014 338 546.36
2015 160 257.19
2016 150 239.46
2017 150 239.81
2019 493 789.72
2020 574 923.66
2021 224 360.12
2022 262 421.18
2023 279 448.45
2024 262 420.76