Crime in Des Moines, IA, United States
Crime rates in Des Moines, IA, United States
| Level of crime | 44.07 | Moderate | |
| Crime increasing in the past 5 years | 70.26 | High | |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 39.94 | Low | |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 37.28 | Low | |
| Worries car stolen | 34.62 | Low | |
| Worries things from car stolen | 54.83 | Moderate | |
| Worries attacked | 34.29 | Low | |
| Worries being insulted | 37.78 | Low | |
| Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion | 21.67 | Low | |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 53.89 | Moderate | |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 53.24 | Moderate | |
| Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery | 40.47 | Moderate | |
| Problem corruption and bribery | 38.89 | Low |
Safety in Des Moines, IA, United States
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 76.64 | High | |
| Safety walking alone during night | 45.26 | Moderate |
Contributors: 47
Last update: 26 February 2025
These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.
If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.
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Leave a comment:1 Comments so far
Anonymous
on Dec 21, 2020:
As a teen in Des Moines this is what I have to say for it Des Moines if fairly safe and a really well place to visit but there’s also down sides north west side of Des Moines is where you should avoid walking at night because there sometimes is someone tailing you or trying to mug you Des Moines could be violent if your a teen and choose to try be in the drama but if you stay out nothing really would happen to you gun shot would often happen by Douglas but most of the times is just teens shooting at stuff for fun but one thing about Des Moines that other people might not know is that teens in Des Moines do have gang connections with people from rather high crime cities I used to live in California so the crime rate isn’t really as bad as Cali