| | Des Moines, IA | Dallas, TX | United States |
| | 37.1 | 37 | 22.7 |
| | 60.8 | 50.7 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Des Moines, Iowa | Crime Index |
| St. Marys, IA | 9.7 |
| Cumming, IA | 9.9 |
| Alleman, IA | 10.0 |
| Diamondhead Lake, IA | 10.4 |
| Lake Panorama, IA | 10.8 |
| Polk City, IA | 11.9 |
| St. Charles, IA | 12.1 |
| Granger, IA | 12.2 |
| Dallas Center, IA | 12.5 |
| East Peru, IA | 12.5 |
Reviews for Des Moines 
53 Reviews
Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the More
This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north More
Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike More
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I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs More
I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and More
There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found More
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