Des Moines IA Robberies 1999-2017

Interactive chart of Des Moines, Iowa robbery statistics (i.e. the number of robberies per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2017.
  • The Des Moines IA robbery rate for 2017 was 167.53 per 100,000 population, a 11.43% increase from 2016.
  • The Des Moines IA robbery rate for 2016 was 150.35 per 100,000 population, a 12.58% increase from 2015.
  • The Des Moines IA robbery rate for 2015 was 133.55 per 100,000 population, a 4.17% increase from 2014.
  • The Des Moines IA robbery rate for 2014 was 128.21 per 100,000 population, a 26.02% increase from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in IA
City Name Population Rate
Davenport 103,063 196.97
Des Moines 217,277 167.53
Council Bluffs 62,549 99.12
Cedar Rapids 131,878 91.75
Coralville 20,652 87.16
Sioux City 82,879 85.67
Clinton 25,532 82.25
Waterloo 67,855 78.11
Fort Dodge 24,331 73.98
Burlington 25,227 63.42
Iowa City 75,519 60.91
Blue Grass 1,743 57.37
Ottumwa 24,397 53.29
Fort Madison 10,525 47.51
Evansdale 4,792 41.74
Mason City 27,327 40.25
Windsor Heights 5,001 39.99
De Witt 5,218 38.33
Ames 67,461 34.09
West Burlington 2,935 34.07
Maquoketa 5,954 33.59
Oelwein 5,999 33.34
Marion 39,050 33.29
Independence 6,027 33.18
Johnston 21,816 32.09
Tipton 3,217 31.08
Atlantic 6,588 30.36
Keokuk 10,376 28.91
Dubuque 58,674 27.27
Charles City 7,425 26.94
Albia 3,787 26.41
Oskaloosa 11,525 26.03
North Liberty 19,491 25.65
Muscatine 23,940 25.06
Bettendorf 36,133 24.91
Grinnell 9,141 21.88
Sergeant Bluff 4,606 21.71
Manchester 5,032 19.87
Urbandale 43,637 18.33
Ankeny 61,090 16.37
Altoona 18,556 16.17
Orange City 6,199 16.13
Cedar Falls 41,744 14.37
Newton 14,999 13.33
Perry 7,824 12.78
Carroll 9,920 10.08
Norwalk 10,874 9.20
Boone 12,607 7.93
Waukee 20,359 4.91
Adel 4,397 0.00
Algona 5,509 0.00
Anamosa 5,411 0.00
Audubon 1,939 0.00
Buffalo 1,297 0.00
Centerville 5,316 0.00
Cherokee 4,954 0.00
Clarinda 5,353 0.00
Clear Lake 7,559 0.00
Clive 17,913 0.00
Colfax 2,034 0.00
Cresco 3,799 0.00
Creston 7,829 0.00
Decorah 7,883 0.00
Denison 8,304 0.00
Dyersville 4,217 0.00
Eldridge 6,406 0.00
Emmetsburg 3,736 0.00
Estherville 5,877 0.00
Fairfield 10,337 0.00
Forest City 3,993 0.00
Glenwood 5,315 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
Indianola 15,953 0.00
Jefferson 4,140 0.00
Le Claire 4,012 0.00
Le Mars 9,955 0.00
Lisbon 2,219 0.00
Monticello 3,843 0.00
Mount Pleasant 8,349 0.00
Mount Vernon 4,436 0.00
New Hampton 3,401 0.00
Ogden 1,989 0.00
Onawa 2,848 0.00
Osage 3,623 0.00
Osceola 5,051 0.00
Pella 10,240 0.00
Pleasant Hill 9,910 0.00
Polk City 4,616 0.00
Prairie City 1,718 0.00
Red Oak 5,437 0.00
Rock Valley 3,788 0.00
Sac City 2,086 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
Toledo 2,163 0.00
Vinton 5,125 0.00
Walcott 1,639 0.00
Washington 7,451 0.00
Webster City 7,708 0.00
West Branch 2,365 0.00
Williamsburg 3,197 0.00
Winterset 5,282 0.00
Historical Robberies per 100,000 Population
Year Des Moines IA US
2017 167.53 40.37 98.60
2016 150.35 36.73 102.90
2015 133.55 33.63 102.25
2014 128.21 33.67 101.25
2013 101.74 30.30 109.04
2012 120.54 31.28 113.12
2011 105.62 26.89 113.86
2010 110.58 33.18 119.32
2009 123.99 39.93 133.14
2008 162.19 41.60 145.88
2007 200.57 44.44 148.31
2006 191.60 43.90 150.05
2005 150.70 38.88 140.79
2003 143.02 38.44 142.45
2002 145.44 39.82 146.13
2001 150.15 39.36 148.45
2000 149.43 36.60 144.98
1999 139.02 36.63 150.12