Crime Grade · Iowa

Iowa Crime Grade

Every reporting Iowa city, ranked by FBI violent crime rate. Statewide rate was 236.6 per 100,000 in 2025.

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40 cities in Iowa

CityPopulationViolent / 100kNational GradeState GradeLatest year
Pleasant Hill12,43440.2A1/10A1/102025
Norwalk16,08749.7A1/10A1/102025
Carroll10,08059.5A1/10A1/102025
Waverly10,61675.4A1/10A1/102025
Johnston25,28779.1A1/10A1/102025
Clive19,72381.1A1/10A2/102025
Pella11,09281.1A1/10A2/102025
Boone12,46488.3A1/10A2/102025
Bettendorf40,57493.7A1/10A2/102025
Spencer11,44796.1A1/10A3/102025
North Liberty22,27098.8A1/10A3/102025
Ames69,676101.9A1/10A3/102025
Marion42,788116.9A1/10A3/102025
Urbandale48,321118.0A1/10B4/102025
Cedar Falls41,596129.8A2/10B4/102025
Indianola16,407140.2A2/10B4/102025
Waukee37,525141.2A2/10B5/102025
West Des Moines74,901145.5A2/10B5/102025
Ankeny78,916148.3A2/10B5/102025
Le Mars10,691168.4A2/10B5/102025
Altoona23,376183.9A3/10C6/102025
Coralville24,383184.6A3/10C6/102025
Muscatine23,185185.5A3/10C6/102025
Storm Lake11,721230.4A3/10C6/102025
Burlington23,555254.7A3/10C7/102025
Iowa City77,166255.3A3/10C7/102025
Cedar Rapids137,918261.7B4/10C7/102025
Ottumwa25,696280.2B4/10C7/102025
Marshalltown27,964282.5B4/10D8/102025
Clinton24,037282.9B4/10D8/102025
Oskaloosa11,583293.5B4/10D8/102025
Newton15,699305.8B4/10D8/102025
Mason City26,866323.8B4/10F9/102025
Dubuque58,822399.5B5/10F9/102025
Waterloo67,531469.4B5/10F9/102025
Sioux City87,125492.4C6/10F9/102025
Council Bluffs62,635525.3C6/10F9/102025
Des Moines212,933640.6C7/10F10/102025
Davenport100,761652.0C7/10F10/102025
Fort Dodge24,892932.0D8/10F10/102025