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Des Moines Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Des Moines crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Des Moines for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Des Moines in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 95.52% and the city property crime rate in Des Moines was higher than the national property crime rate average by 83.35%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Des Moines was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 173.89% and the city property crime rate in Des Moines was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 140.17%.

Property and Violent Crime
Des Moines Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Des Moines Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Des Moines Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,123
Arson23
Burglary823
Larceny and Theft4,240
Motor Vehicle Theft929
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape100
Robbery138
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)6,737
Property Crime5,992
Violent Crime1,364
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,195
Arson47
Burglary732
Larceny and Theft4,126
Motor Vehicle Theft1,271
Murder and Manslaughter7
Rape118
Robbery135
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)6,874
Property Crime6,129
Violent Crime1,455

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Des Moines Property Crime

Des Moines Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Des Moines Crime 2025

Des Moines Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Des Moines Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Des Moines Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Des Moines, 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 Des Moines crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 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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