Iowa Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Iowa in green. The most dangerous areas in Iowa are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Iowa Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US state. Iowa is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of states are safer and 94% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Iowa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Iowa is 0.0248 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Iowa generally consider the northeast part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Iowa may be as high as 1 in 31,192 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 47,085 in the northeast part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Iowa: about 18 per year. The west part of Iowa has fewer cases of murder with only 4 in a typical year.

How Iowa's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Iowa to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Iowa is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Iowa

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Iowa about $152,815,299 in 2025, or roughly $47 per resident. This is part of Iowa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Iowa, including every crime type and how Iowa compares to other states.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Iowa's crime maps on the Iowa overall crime page.

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Individual Iowa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Iowa is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Iowa.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wisconsin	B	B-	A-	C+
Minnesota	C	B	C	B+
Illinois	B	B+	B+	C
Missouri	D	D	D+	D-
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+	A-
South Dakota	C	C	B-	C+
Kansas	D+	C-	C	B
Indiana	A-	B-	B+	C
Michigan	B	D+	B+	C-
Kentucky	B-	A-	B	D+

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Iowa is lower versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rhode Island	A	A	A	A+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Montana	C-	D+	D+	B
Nevada	D	D	D	C-
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+	A
New Mexico	F	F	F	F
Ohio	C+	B-	B-	C+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+	C-
Puerto Rico	F	F	F	F
Alaska	C+	F	F	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Iowa average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Iowa schools on SchoolGrade

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