Crime & Safety in Iowa

Crime rates, violent and property crime, and public safety.

Topics

Dive into each indicator for Iowa.

277 /100k
Violent crime rate
1,610 /100k
Property crime rate
2.0 /100k
Homicide rate
48 /100k
Rape
36 /100k
Robbery
175 /100k
Aggravated assault
260 /100k
Burglary
1,220 /100k
Larceny-theft
130 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
≈ 60,000
Total reported crimes
2023

Historical data

Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.

Violent crime rate

19852023
277 32%

FBI Uniform Crime Reports.

Data table

Violent crime rate277 /100k
Property crime rate1,610 /100k
Homicide rate2.0 /100k
Rape48 /100k
Robbery36 /100k
Aggravated assault175 /100k
Burglary260 /100k
Larceny-theft1,220 /100k
Motor vehicle theft130 /100k
Total reported crimes≈ 60,0002023

Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of Iowa vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

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The national ranking against every other state will appear here as more states are published.