Des Moines, Iowa Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 1,471 violent crimes in Des Moines IA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 703. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 1%.

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.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

Des Moines, IA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Des Moines, IA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	1072	529.22
2011	1069	522.74
2012	1094	527.48
2013	1026	494.72
2014	1250	600.24
2015	1502	713.87
2016	1497	707.80
2017	1456	670.11
2019	1555	712.05
2020	1517	704.63
2021	1340	628.93
2023	1482	706.87
2024	1471	703.00