What is the #1 safest cities in iowa?

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

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 safest cities in iowa?: Grundy Center ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in iowa?: 1. Grundy Center (0.00), 2. West Union (0.00), 3. State Center (0.00), 4. Blue Grass (0.00), 5. Monticello (0.00)
How many cities in Iowa are ranked?: This ranking includes 154 cities in Iowa with available data.

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