Des Moines Assault

Des Moines · Assault · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Des Moines police open data recorded 2,556 assault incidents, 10.6% of all 24,163 incidents reported in the city that year and down 4.0% from 2024. That is about 1,199 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,030 assault incidents have been published.

Assault in Des Moines by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)2,030——
20252,5561,199down 4.0%
20242,6621,249down 6.7%
20232,8531,339—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 10,101 assault incidents.

Questions

How many assault incidents were reported in Des Moines in 2025?

2,556, according to Des Moines Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is assault going up or down in Des Moines?

Reported assault was down 4.0% in 2025 compared with 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Source: Des Moines Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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