Des Moines IA Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2017
Interactive chart of the Des Moines, Iowa murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2017.
- The Des Moines IA murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 12.89 per 100,000 population, a 109.59% increase from 2016.
- The Des Moines IA murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 6.15 per 100,000 population, a 31.89% decline from 2015.
- The Des Moines IA murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 9.03 per 100,000 population, a 109.03% increase from 2014.
- The Des Moines IA murder/homicide rate for 2014 was 4.32 per 100,000 population, a 18.49% decline from 2013.
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 |
Des Moines |
IA |
US |
2017 |
12.89 |
3.12 |
5.32 |
2016 |
6.15 |
2.33 |
5.38 |
2015 |
9.03 |
2.34 |
4.95 |
2014 |
4.32 |
1.93 |
4.44 |
2013 |
5.30 |
1.33 |
4.52 |
2012 |
3.38 |
1.59 |
4.73 |
2011 |
3.91 |
1.44 |
4.71 |
2010 |
2.96 |
1.25 |
4.76 |
2009 |
3.05 |
1.26 |
5.02 |
2008 |
6.10 |
2.56 |
5.42 |
2007 |
2.07 |
1.31 |
5.68 |
2006 |
3.07 |
1.84 |
5.78 |
2005 |
2.56 |
1.35 |
5.65 |
2003 |
4.03 |
1.70 |
5.68 |
2002 |
4.51 |
1.50 |
5.64 |
2001 |
5.54 |
1.71 |
5.62 |
2000 |
7.19 |
1.57 |
5.54 |
1999 |
6.79 |
1.50 |
5.69 |