USA.com / Iowa / West Des Moines, IA / Crime and Crime Rate

West Des Moines, IA Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in IA

High / Low IA Cities by Males Employed

High / Low IA Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in IA

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in IA

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in IA

Most / Least Educated Cities in IA

The West Des Moines crime rate is about the same as the Iowa average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #92

West Des Moines, IA	1,210.27
Iowa	1,202.97
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

West Des Moines, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	17	15	84	136	1,363	63	3
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.3	24.1	134.7	218.1	2,185.7	101.0	4.8	1,013
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.9	26.6	33.6	201.6	464.4	1,495.8	133.6	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	West Des Moines, IA	Count	1	16	12	61	205	1,377	76	3
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	1.7	26.6	20.0	101.6	341.3	2,292.4	126.5	5.0	1,097
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.4	24.5	30.4	204.6	513.5	1,543.0	137.4	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	16	8	71	213	1,562	50	6
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.5	13.8	122.1	366.4	2,686.9	86.0	10.3	1,179
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	West Des Moines, IA	Count	1	26	13	75	225	1,564	35	10
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	1.8	45.7	22.8	131.8	395.4	2,748.4	61.5	17.6	1,337
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	27.2	26.9	199.9	568.2	1,633.6	128.5	NA	1,156
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	22	11	76	173	1,516	47	26
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	37.5	18.8	129.7	295.2	2,587.0	80.2	44.4	1,182
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.4	33.2	211.6	546.8	1,571.8	124.0	NA	1,146
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	18	6	49	196	1,536	40	9
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.9	10.6	86.9	347.5	2,723.4	70.9	16.0	1,153
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	28.4	39.7	210.0	539.4	1,640.0	129.3	NA	1,173
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	West Des Moines, IA	Count	1	18	28	84	217	1,482	47	9
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	1.8	32.3	50.2	150.6	389.1	2,657.6	84.3	16.1	1,316
	Iowa	Per 100,000	2.5	29.6	41.6	210.1	547.9	1,728.8	144.3	NA	1,237
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	15	15	58	226	1,315	45	9
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.3	27.3	105.5	411.0	2,391.4	81.8	16.4	1,128
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.2	30.3	43.9	219.2	567.0	1,885.1	163.5	NA	1,291
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	20	9	69	241	1,538	68	13
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	37.7	17.0	130.1	454.3	2,899.3	128.2	24.5	1,361
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.8	27.8	43.5	210.4	604.2	2,030.7	167.9	NA	1,336
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	14	11	63	279	1,459	69	9
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.1	21.3	122.2	541.0	2,829.2	133.8	17.5	1,335
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.9	38.9	223.3	606.4	2,042.7	184.6	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

West Des Moines, IA	2.00
Iowa	5.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

West Des Moines, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Des Moines, IA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Des Moines, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Des Moines, IA	1.11
Iowa	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

West Des Moines, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Des Moines, IA	Count	77	63	14
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	123.5	101.0	22.5	1.12
	Iowa	Per 100,000	264.1	169.8	94.3	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Des Moines, IA	Count	80	66	14
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	133.2	109.9	23.3	1.22
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Des Moines, IA	Count	77	62	15
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	132.5	106.7	25.8	1.20
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Des Moines, IA	Count	77	63	14
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	135.3	110.7	24.6	1.23
	Iowa	Per 100,000	253.3	169.7	83.5	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Des Moines, IA	Count	80	64	16
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	136.5	109.2	27.3	1.23
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Des Moines, IA	Count	81	66	15
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	143.6	117.0	26.6	1.30
	Iowa	Per 100,000	269.6	176.7	92.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Des Moines, IA	Count	78	65	13
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	139.9	116.6	23.3	1.28
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.7	174.2	96.5	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Des Moines, IA	Count	78	63	15
	West Des Moines, IA	Per 100,000	141.8	114.6	27.3	1.28
	Iowa	Per 100,000	262.4	173.1	89.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Des Moines, IA	Count	78	63	15
2005	West Des Moines, IA	Count	77	63	14