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Council Bluffs Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Council Bluffs crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Council Bluffs for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Council Bluffs in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 60.33% and the city property crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the national property crime rate average by 44.17%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 124.59% and the city property crime rate in Council Bluffs was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 88.86%.

Property and Violent Crime
Council Bluffs Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Council Bluffs Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Council Bluffs Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault227
Arson11
Burglary218
Larceny and Theft954
Motor Vehicle Theft214
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape65
Robbery35
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,908
Property Crime1,386
Violent Crime329
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault270
Arson7
Burglary306
Larceny and Theft532
Motor Vehicle Theft246
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape52
Robbery39
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,606
Property Crime1,084
Violent Crime363

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Council Bluffs Property Crime

Council Bluffs Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Council Bluffs Crime 2025

Council Bluffs Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Council Bluffs Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Council Bluffs Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Council Bluffs, 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 Council Bluffs crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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