Crime Rate in Iowa

260.0 per 100k
Violent Crime Rate
2024
1300.0 per 100k
Property Crime Rate
2024

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorIowaUnited States
Violent Crime Rate260363.8
Property Crime Rate13001889.6

National ranking

Iowa ranks #39 of 49 states by total crime rate.

#1Alaska1
#2Vermont6
#3Wyoming30
#4Rhode Island127
#5Kentucky225
#6Minnesota244
#7Florida259
#8Oregon285
#9Pennsylvania306
#10Massachusetts308
#11New York326
#12Washington375
#13Illinois393
#14Delaware395
#15Texas407
#16Colorado417
#17South Dakota421
#18California499
#19Louisiana556
#20Tennessee621
#21New Mexico780
#22New Hampshire1,250
#23Maine1,268
#24New Jersey1,346
#25Wisconsin1,591
#26Michigan1,784
#27Virginia1,940
#28Ohio2,023
#29Indiana2,057
#30Connecticut2,090
#31Hawaii2,090
#32Arkansas2,090
#33Mississippi2,090
#34Alabama2,090
#35South Carolina2,090
#36West Virginia2,090
#37Nebraska2,090
#38Maryland2,090
#39Iowa2,090
#40Idaho2,090
#41Kansas2,090
#42North Carolina2,193
#43Utah2,240
#44Georgia2,279
#45Missouri2,539
#46Oklahoma2,585
#47Nevada2,625
#48Arizona2,917
#49Montana3,190

Overview

FBI data for 2023 show Iowa recorded a violent crime rate of 260.0 per 100,000 people and a property crime rate of 1300.0 per 100,000, according to UCR statistics.

Did you know?

  • Iowa's overall crime rates remain below the national average.

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