Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Des Moines, IA Crime Grade
How West Des Moines 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
4/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Des Moines, IA was 145.5 per 100,000 residents (109 incidents over a population of 74,901). That puts West Des Moines Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 39% below the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Des Moines (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Des Moines 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 | 139.2(98) | 251.8(178) | 174.4(125) | 167.7(123) | 145.5(109) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 34.1(24) | 25.5(18) | 36.3(26) | 23.2(17) | 20.0(15) |
| Robbery | 22.7(16) | 28.3(20) | 23.7(17) | 12.3(9) | 6.7(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 82.4(58) | 195.2(138) | 114.4(82) | 132.3(97) | 118.8(89) |
| Property crime | 1602.0(1,128) | 1732.6(1,225) | 2221.2(1,592) | 1733.1(1,271) | 1524.7(1,142) |
| Burglary | 198.8(140) | 123.1(87) | 152.1(109) | 115.9(85) | 130.8(98) |
| Larceny | 1283.8(904) | 1478.1(1,045) | 1884.9(1,351) | 1486.3(1,090) | 1279.0(958) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 113.6(80) | 125.9(89) | 171.6(123) | 128.2(94) | 112.1(84) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: West Des Moines's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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