2024 reported data

Des Moines, IA property crime data

FBI NIBRS selected property offenses reported for Des Moines are shown with Census population context. This is not a personal-risk score.

Selected property offense rate 31.36 per 1,000 residents; not a danger score
Population212,277Census 2024 estimate
Selected offenses6,658NIBRS offense records
TrendRoughly stable2021,2022,2023,2024

Trend

Roughly stable

Reported selected property-offense rates are roughly stable across 2021-2024.

-2.7%
2021
32.22
2022
4.66
2023
34.05
2024
31.36

Offense mix

Burglary
977
Larceny/theft
4,545
Motor vehicle theft
1,102
Arson
34

Practical security context

Security cameras

Vehicle theft and larceny patterns often make exterior coverage, driveway visibility, and package-area monitoring worth evaluating.

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