Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Des Moines has a violent crime rate of 707 per 100,000 residents, 86% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 573.5 per 100,000, robbery at 75.5, rape at 54.0. The murder rate is 4.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,157 per 100,000, 61% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,157, burglary at 463, vehicle theft at 521 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 33 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Des Moines receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Des Moines vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)