Des Moines Theft
Des Moines · Theft · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Des Moines police open data recorded 2,813 theft incidents, 11.6% of all 24,163 incidents reported in the city that year and down 10.5% from 2024. That is about 1,320 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,637 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,023 theft incidents have been published.
Theft in Des Moines by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 2,023 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,813 | 1,320 | down 10.5% |
| 2024 | 3,144 | 1,475 | down 5.3% |
| 2023 | 3,319 | 1,558 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 11,299 theft incidents.
Questions
How many theft incidents were reported in Des Moines in 2025?
2,813, according to Des Moines Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is theft going up or down in Des Moines?
Reported theft was down 10.5% 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.
Other crime types in Des Moines
- Des Moines other 14,265 in 2025
- Des Moines assault 2,556 in 2025
- Des Moines vandalism 1,414 in 2025
- Des Moines theft from vehicle 1,046 in 2025
- Des Moines fraud 1,001 in 2025
- Des Moines burglary 704 in 2025
- Des Moines auto theft 273 in 2025
- Des Moines robbery 89 in 2025
- Des Moines homicide 2 in 2025