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Des Moines Police Department

City agencyIA0770300NIBRS since 1991LEMAS 2020

Polk, Warren County, Iowa

Serves ~212,312 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Des Moines Police Department is the municipal police department for the city of Des Moines, Iowa. The department is the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Iowa.

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Crime & staffing trends

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NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021 – Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 3,662 victims, 3,596 offenders

Victim sex

Female1,966 (54%)

Male1,695 (46%)

Unknown1 (0%)

Victim race

White2,371 (66%)

Black or African American1,130 (31%)

Asian82 (2%)

American Indian or Alaska Native6 (0%)

Weapons involved

Personal Weapons1,144 (34%)

Knife/Cutting Instrument449 (13%)

Handgun330 (10%)

Blunt Object309 (9%)

Other257 (8%)

Firearm214 (6%)

Top 6 of 19 categories shown.

Incident location

Residence/Home1,998 (55%)

Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk613 (17%)

Parking/Drop Lot/Garage307 (8%)

Bar/Nightclub102 (3%)

Other/Unknown84 (2%)

Convenience Store79 (2%)

Top 6 of 34 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship

Boyfriend/Girlfriend865 (27%)

Acquaintance513 (16%)

Stranger511 (16%)

Otherwise Known350 (11%)

Relationship Unknown230 (7%)

Spouse185 (6%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property154 (27%)

Weapon Law Violations99 (17%)

Simple Assault77 (13%)

Drug/Narcotic Violations71 (12%)

Burglary/Breaking & Entering29 (5%)

Drug Equipment Violations29 (5%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey

Full-time sworn: 367
Part-time sworn: 0
Full-time civilian: 97
Part-time civilian: 18
Total FT employees: 464
Population served: 212,312
Operating budget: $62,602,228

Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys

Wave	FT sworn	FT civilian	Budget
2013	360	110	$55,095,869
2007	381	120	$46,681,455
2003	359	106	$41,000,000
2000	357	118	$33,000,000
1999	357	136	—
1997	345	125	—
1993	358	123	—
1990	349	106	—
1987	320	101	—

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

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Open data

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