What is the #1 most dangerous cities in iowa?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Eldora	2,622	21.41
2	Fort Dodge	24,788	10.61
3	Tama	3,079	8.83
4	Des Moines	212,464	7.05
5	Shenandoah	4,913	6.57
6	Toledo	2,079	6.12
7	Davenport	101,083	5.82
8	Albia	3,688	5.77
9	Carter Lake	3,773	5.60
10	Sioux City	85,651	5.58
11	Waterloo	66,947	4.76
12	Audubon	2,069	4.50
13	Council Bluffs	62,564	4.21
14	Burlington	23,800	4.14
15	Dubuque	59,271	4.01
16	Perry	7,928	3.99
17	Ottumwa	25,352	3.97
18	Newton	15,696	3.84
19	Belle Plaine	2,412	3.84
20	West Liberty	3,795	3.80
21	Forest City	4,280	3.74
22	Sheldon	5,386	3.71
23	Atlantic	6,773	3.69
24	Clinton	24,425	3.60
25	Hiawatha	7,178	3.60
26	Greenfield	1,826	3.46
27	Spirit Lake	5,469	3.42
28	Knoxville	7,493	3.25
29	Iowa City	75,264	3.21
30	Charles City	7,321	3.20
31	Emmetsburg	3,651	3.06
32	Sac City	1,782	2.99
33	Marshalltown	27,491	2.97
34	Postville	2,787	2.93
35	Keokuk	9,748	2.87
36	Storm Lake	11,275	2.87
37	Webster City	7,769	2.86
38	Clarinda	5,366	2.84
39	Centerville	5,377	2.82
40	Fort Madison	10,221	2.81
41	Red Oak	5,542	2.77
42	Estherville	5,865	2.75
43	Indianola	15,918	2.73
44	Creston	7,466	2.72
45	Cedar Rapids	136,859	2.62
46	Clear Lake	7,603	2.52
47	DeWitt	5,535	2.50
48	Maquoketa	6,105	2.49
49	Muscatine	23,567	2.46
50	Mason City	27,135	2.24
51	Washington	7,314	2.22
52	Windsor Heights	5,171	2.20
53	Onawa	2,862	2.19
54	Cherokee	5,157	2.13
55	Clive	18,776	2.09
56	Oelwein	5,878	2.09
57	Boone	12,445	2.02
58	Iowa Falls	5,062	2.01
59	Cedar Falls	40,662	1.98
60	Camanche	4,562	1.98
61	Mount Vernon	4,551	1.98
62	Sergeant Bluff	5,090	1.91
63	West Burlington	3,184	1.91
64	Winterset	5,384	1.86
65	Clarion	2,775	1.83
66	Williamsburg	3,347	1.79
67	Bloomfield	2,723	1.78
68	Pleasant Hill	10,796	1.73
69	Wilton	2,943	1.70
70	Grinnell	9,527	1.69
71	Marengo	2,823	1.67
72	Ankeny	70,542	1.66
73	West Des Moines	69,893	1.65
74	Independence	6,149	1.61
75	Osceola	5,495	1.60
76	Missouri Valley	2,685	1.51
77	Ames	66,112	1.48
78	Monroe	2,074	1.48
79	Le Claire	4,718	1.47
80	Altoona	20,592	1.43
81	Waukee	26,974	1.42
82	Waverly	10,446	1.41
83	Fairfield	9,438	1.41
84	Oskaloosa	11,492	1.40
85	Evansdale	4,530	1.34
86	Coralville	22,846	1.33
87	Colfax	2,089	1.32
88	Tipton	3,111	1.32
89	Manchester	5,144	1.32
90	Walcott	1,895	1.29
91	Denison	8,247	1.24
92	Marion	41,690	1.23
93	Decorah	7,597	1.19
94	Carlisle	4,187	1.14
95	Osage	3,578	1.14
96	Pella	10,624	1.10
97	Norwalk	13,610	1.09
98	Bettendorf	39,297	1.07
99	West Branch	2,526	1.06
100	Lansing	1,111	1.05
101	Anamosa	5,553	1.04
102	Cresco	3,901	1.03
103	Asbury	5,949	1.00
104	Sumner	2,159	0.98
105	Jefferson	4,164	0.98
106	Algona	5,414	0.94
107	Le Mars	10,597	0.94
108	Hampton	4,311	0.94
109	Panora	1,520	0.92
110	Urbandale	46,026	0.91
111	New Hampton	3,462	0.88
112	Buffalo	1,090	0.86
113	Dysart	1,575	0.80
114	Johnston	24,196	0.77
115	Adel	6,259	0.76
116	North Liberty	20,782	0.69
117	Garner	3,062	0.65
118	Vinton	4,948	0.60
119	Lake City	1,652	0.60
120	Story City	3,363	0.59
121	Prairie City	1,649	0.58
122	Glenwood	5,118	0.57
123	Durant	1,904	0.56
124	Spencer	11,393	0.52
125	Ogden	1,902	0.51
126	Mount Pleasant	9,093	0.48
127	Orange City	6,312	0.47
128	Sioux Center	8,335	0.46
129	Eldridge	6,743	0.44
130	Harlan	4,896	0.41
131	Carroll	10,261	0.40
132	Mitchellville	2,557	0.38
133	Polk City	5,833	0.31
134	Waukon	3,796	0.27
135	Dyersville	4,357	0.22
136	Humboldt	4,761	0.22
137	Huxley	4,440	0.21
138	Blue Grass	1,867	0.00
139	West Union	2,393	0.00
140	Belmond	2,678	0.00
141	Monticello	4,055	0.00
142	New Sharon	1,147	0.00
143	Grundy Center	2,794	0.00
144	Nevada	6,952	0.00
145	Sigourney	1,866	0.00
146	State Center	1,548	0.00
147	Hawarden	2,674	0.00
148	Eagle Grove	3,588	0.00
149	Rock Valley	4,061	0.00
150	Robins	3,349	0.00
151	Parkersburg	1,747	0.00
152	Chariton	4,235	0.00
153	Leon	1,795	0.00
154	Lisbon	1,782	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Iowa are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in iowa?: Eldora ranks #1 with 21.41 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in iowa?: 1. Eldora (21.41), 2. Fort Dodge (10.61), 3. Tama (8.83), 4. Des Moines (7.05), 5. Shenandoah (6.57)
How many cities in Iowa are ranked?: This ranking includes 154 cities in Iowa with available data.

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