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Fort Dodge Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

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

The city violent crime rate for Fort Dodge in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 184.48% and the city property crime rate in Fort Dodge was higher than the national property crime rate average by 82.44%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Fort Dodge was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 298.5% and the city property crime rate in Fort Dodge was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 138.98%.

Property and Violent Crime
Fort Dodge Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Fort Dodge Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Fort Dodge Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault200
Arson5
Burglary96
Larceny and Theft555
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape22
Robbery9
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)828
Property Crime697
Violent Crime232
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault167
Arson8
Burglary87
Larceny and Theft458
Motor Vehicle Theft64
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape27
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)740
Property Crime609
Violent Crime204

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Fort Dodge Property Crime

Fort Dodge Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Fort Dodge Crime 2025

Fort Dodge Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Fort Dodge Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Fort Dodge Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Fort Dodge, 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 Fort Dodge 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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