2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Des Moines, IA vs Daytona Beach, FL

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- Daytona Beach has 41% more violent crime than Des Moines.
- Daytona Beach has 29% more property crime than Des Moines.
 Des Moines, IADaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock63.222.7
 Property Crime60.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

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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Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Des Moines, IowaCrime Index
 St. Marys, IA9.7
 Cumming, IA9.85
 Alleman, IA10
 Diamondhead Lake, IA10.4
 Lake Panorama, IA10.8
 Polk City, IA11.85
 St. Charles, IA12.05
 Granger, IA12.15
 Dallas Center, IA12.5
 East Peru, IA12.5

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