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Ames Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Ames crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Ames for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Ames in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 68.9% and the city property crime rate in Ames was lower than the national property crime rate average by 17.8%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Ames was lower than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 56.43% and the city property crime rate in Ames was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 7.67%.

Property and Violent Crime
Ames Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Ames Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Ames Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault31
Arson2
Burglary114
Larceny and Theft700
Motor Vehicle Theft65
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape39
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)949
Property Crime879
Violent Crime71
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault50
Arson2
Burglary86
Larceny and Theft683
Motor Vehicle Theft61
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape53
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)900
Property Crime830
Violent Crime105

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Ames Property Crime

Ames Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Ames Crime 2025

Ames Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Ames Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Ames Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Ames, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Ames crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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