Des Moines Auto theft

Des Moines · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Des Moines police open data recorded 273 auto theft incidents, 1.1% of all 24,163 incidents reported in the city that year and down 43.5% from 2024. That is about 128 per 100,000 residents, compared with 486 per 100,000 across the 56 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 223 auto theft incidents have been published.

Auto theft in Des Moines by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)223——
2025273128down 43.5%
2024483227down 42.2%
2023835392—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 1,814 auto theft incidents.

Questions

How many auto theft incidents were reported in Des Moines in 2025?

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

Is auto theft going up or down in Des Moines?

Reported auto theft was down 43.5% 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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