FBI agency record

Des Moines Police Department

City agencyWA0171700NIBRS since 2012LEMAS 2013

Serves ~30,449 residents · LEMAS survey

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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.

Motor Vehicle Theft: victim & offender age · 1,146 victims, 1,192 offenders

Victim sex

Male723 (63%)

Female411 (36%)

Unknown12 (1%)

Victim race

White696 (70%)

Black or African American193 (19%)

Asian65 (7%)

American Indian or Alaska Native20 (2%)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander16 (2%)

Incident location

Residence/Home740 (61%)

Parking/Drop Lot/Garage243 (20%)

Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk85 (7%)

Commercial/Office Building24 (2%)

Hotel/Motel/Etc.17 (1%)

Auto Dealership New/Used16 (1%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship

Stranger24 (50%)

Acquaintance7 (15%)

Relationship Unknown6 (13%)

Boyfriend/Girlfriend3 (6%)

Otherwise Known3 (6%)

Parent2 (4%)

Top 6 of 9 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property76 (54%)

All Other Larceny19 (14%)

Burglary/Breaking & Entering14 (10%)

Theft From Motor Vehicle8 (6%)

Stolen Property Offenses8 (6%)

Simple Assault3 (2%)

Top 6 of 15 categories shown.

Open data

dmwa2 datasets · arcgis

Des Moines Police

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Last checked 2026-07-03

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Staffing

LEMAS 2013 survey

Full-time sworn: 31
Part-time sworn: 0
Full-time civilian: 10
Part-time civilian: 0
Population served: 30,449

Body-worn cameras: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2013 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

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