Crime in Ames Metro Area, Iowa

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

Ames Metro Area violent crime is 13.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Ames Metro Area property crime is 29.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Ames, Iowa does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Ames, Iowa. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Ames, Iowa. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Ames, IA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	140.7	0	32.2	18.1	90.5	3059.7	187	2774.2	98.5
2001	191.4	0	25.7	27.6	138.1	2729.1	323.6	2267.3	138.1
2002	263.2	0	68.7	25.5	168.9	3812.5	479.3	3189.8	143.4
2003	546.6	0	49	13.7	483.9	3405.2	421.2	2815.4	168.5
2004	241.2	0	41.1	24.3	175.8	2958.6	727.5	2079.6	151.5
2005	186.6	0	26.7	26.7	133.3	2926	885.2	1957	83.8
2006	279.8	0	45.7	32.4	201.7	2788.3	690.9	2019.4	78
2007	387.4	3.9	34.9	23.2	325.4	3103.3	968.6	2014.6	120.1
2008	313.1	7.2	47.1	18.1	240.7	2961.1	626.3	2222.7	112.2
2009	309.6	0	40.2	26.2	243.1	2821.3	488	2247.6	85.7
2010	306.1	1.7	41.5	17.3	245.6	2691.2	499.9	2104.9	86.5
2011	300.3	0	30.4	16.9	253.1	2817.4	592.2	2130.8	94.5
2012	131.6	0	54	11.8	65.8	2453.1	491	1909.9	52.3
2013	143.8	0	55.6	18	70.3	2351.6	366.1	1930	55.6
2014	120	0	36.8	24	59.2	1786.8	305.5	1441.3	40
2015	152.2	1.6	45	24.9	80.8	1902.7	307.5	1526.8	68.3
2016	161.3	1.5	58.8	22.6	78.4	1623.6	247.2	1307	69.3
2017	183.8	1.5	72.6	34.1	75.6	2063.4	367.6	1611.3	84.5
2019	197.8	1.5	64.5	30.8	101.1	1716.1	202.2	1428.8	85

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Ames, IA	197.8	1,716.1	50,912	2	2019
Nevada, IA	415.2	1,260.4	6,682	7	2019
Story City, IA	208.2	1,219.5	3,449	11	2019
Boone, IA	289.2	1,132.7	12,607	14	2019
Polk City, IA	19.9	498.7	4,123	19	2019
Ankeny, IA	212.8	1,360.3	31,254	21	2017

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Ames, IA	197.8	1,716.1	50,912	2	2019
Ankeny, IA	212.8	1,360.3	31,254	21	2017
West Des Moines, IA	227.0	2,305.3	46,568	34	2016
Waterloo, IA	451.8	2,483.6	68,358	71	2019
Iowa City, IA	215.8	1,617.8	70,411	109	2019
Council Bluffs, IA	789.7	5,845.2	61,864	129	2019

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