Ames IA Murder/Homicide Rate 2000-2017

Interactive chart of the Ames, Iowa murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 2000 to 2017.
  • The Ames IA murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 1.48 per 100,000 population, a 1.99% decline from 2016.
  • The Ames IA murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 1.51 per 100,000 population, a 2.58% decline from 2015.
  • The Ames IA murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 1.55 per 100,000 population, a INF% increase from 2014.
  • The Ames IA murder/homicide rate for 2014 was 0 per 100,000 population, a NAN% decline from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Williamsburg 3,197 31.28
Rock Valley 3,788 26.40
Pleasant Hill 9,910 20.18
Maquoketa 5,954 16.80
Charles City 7,425 13.47
Des Moines 217,277 12.89
Davenport 103,063 12.61
Indianola 15,953 12.54
Mason City 27,327 10.98
Keokuk 10,376 9.64
Burlington 25,227 7.93
Waterloo 67,855 7.37
Iowa City 75,519 5.30
Johnston 21,816 4.58
Cedar Rapids 131,878 4.55
Fort Dodge 24,331 4.11
Dubuque 58,674 3.41
Marion 39,050 2.56
Sioux City 82,879 2.41
Cedar Falls 41,744 2.40
Council Bluffs 62,549 1.60
Ames 67,461 1.48
Adel 4,397 0.00
Albia 3,787 0.00
Algona 5,509 0.00
Altoona 18,556 0.00
Anamosa 5,411 0.00
Ankeny 61,090 0.00
Atlantic 6,588 0.00
Audubon 1,939 0.00
Bettendorf 36,133 0.00
Blue Grass 1,743 0.00
Boone 12,607 0.00
Buffalo 1,297 0.00
Carroll 9,920 0.00
Centerville 5,316 0.00
Cherokee 4,954 0.00
Clarinda 5,353 0.00
Clear Lake 7,559 0.00
Clinton 25,532 0.00
Clive 17,913 0.00
Colfax 2,034 0.00
Coralville 20,652 0.00
Cresco 3,799 0.00
Creston 7,829 0.00
Decorah 7,883 0.00
Denison 8,304 0.00
De Witt 5,218 0.00
Dyersville 4,217 0.00
Eldridge 6,406 0.00
Emmetsburg 3,736 0.00
Estherville 5,877 0.00
Evansdale 4,792 0.00
Fairfield 10,337 0.00
Forest City 3,993 0.00
Fort Madison 10,525 0.00
Glenwood 5,315 0.00
Grinnell 9,141 0.00
Grundy Center 2,683 0.00
Hampton 4,202 0.00
Harlan 4,904 0.00
Hawarden 2,524 0.00
Humboldt 4,538 0.00
Independence 6,027 0.00
Jefferson 4,140 0.00
Le Claire 4,012 0.00
Le Mars 9,955 0.00
Lisbon 2,219 0.00
Manchester 5,032 0.00
Monticello 3,843 0.00
Mount Pleasant 8,349 0.00
Mount Vernon 4,436 0.00
Muscatine 23,940 0.00
New Hampton 3,401 0.00
Newton 14,999 0.00
North Liberty 19,491 0.00
Norwalk 10,874 0.00
Oelwein 5,999 0.00
Ogden 1,989 0.00
Onawa 2,848 0.00
Orange City 6,199 0.00
Osage 3,623 0.00
Osceola 5,051 0.00
Oskaloosa 11,525 0.00
Ottumwa 24,397 0.00
Pella 10,240 0.00
Perry 7,824 0.00
Polk City 4,616 0.00
Prairie City 1,718 0.00
Red Oak 5,437 0.00
Sac City 2,086 0.00
Sergeant Bluff 4,606 0.00
Sheldon 5,102 0.00
Sigourney 1,976 0.00
Sioux Center 7,578 0.00
Spencer 11,125 0.00
Spirit Lake 5,124 0.00
Storm Lake 10,790 0.00
Story City 3,406 0.00
Tama 2,825 0.00
Tipton 3,217 0.00
Toledo 2,163 0.00
Urbandale 43,637 0.00
Vinton 5,125 0.00
Walcott 1,639 0.00
Washington 7,451 0.00
Waukee 20,359 0.00
Webster City 7,708 0.00
West Branch 2,365 0.00
West Burlington 2,935 0.00
Windsor Heights 5,001 0.00
Winterset 5,282 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Ames IA US
2017 1.48 3.12 5.32
2016 1.51 2.33 5.38
2015 1.55 2.34 4.95
2014 0.00 1.93 4.44
2013 0.00 1.33 4.52
2012 0.00 1.59 4.73
2011 0.00 1.44 4.71
2010 1.73 1.25 4.76
2009 0.00 1.26 5.02
2008 7.24 2.56 5.42
2007 3.87 1.31 5.68
2006 0.00 1.84 5.78
2005 0.00 1.35 5.65
2004 0.00 1.49 5.50
2003 0.00 1.70 5.68
2002 0.00 1.50 5.64
2001 0.00 1.71 5.62
2000 0.00 1.57 5.54