Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Iowa City, IA Crime Grade
How Iowa City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Iowa — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
7/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Iowa City, IA was 255.3 per 100,000 residents (197 incidents over a population of 77,166). That puts Iowa City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 8% above the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
That ranks Iowa City #2,405 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #26 of 40 in Iowa. Violent crime is down 21% year over year and down 19% over the last five years.
Iowa City, IA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Iowa Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 255.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,405 of 3,771
- IA rank
- #26 of 40
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 21%
- 5-year change
- down 19%
- Population
- 77,166
- Reporting agency
- Iowa City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Iowa City Police Department (FBI ORI IA0520200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Iowa City (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Iowa City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 314.7(244) | 278.3(208) | 359.4(271) | 324.0(246) | 255.3(197) |
| Murder | 2.6(2) | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 1.3(1) | 2.6(2) |
| Rape | 43.9(34) | 34.8(26) | 65.0(49) | 56.6(43) | 38.9(30) |
| Robbery | 31.0(24) | 38.8(29) | 35.8(27) | 50.0(38) | 29.8(23) |
| Aggravated assault | 237.4(184) | 203.3(152) | 258.6(195) | 216.0(164) | 184.0(142) |
| Property crime | 1622.8(1,258) | 1799.4(1,345) | 1929.8(1,455) | 1685.7(1,280) | 1603.0(1,237) |
| Burglary | 278.6(216) | 234.1(175) | 245.4(185) | 156.7(119) | 163.3(126) |
| Larceny | 1197.1(928) | 1379.3(1,031) | 1493.4(1,126) | 1394.6(1,059) | 1324.4(1,022) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 141.9(110) | 184.6(138) | 176.4(133) | 129.1(98) | 115.3(89) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Iowa City, IA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Iowa City Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Iowa City calculated?
- Iowa City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Iowa state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Iowa City Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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