Cedar Rapids, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cedar Rapids, IA Summary

Crime in Cedar Rapids research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cedar Rapids over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cedar Rapids:

  • There were 3,994 total crimes committed in Cedar Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,950.6 total crimes per 100K people in Cedar Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 39.23% above the national average.
  • Cedar Rapids ranks #139 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Cedar Rapids ranks #8,537 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Cedar Rapids Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 2,950.6 per 100,000 people. That's 39.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 91.60% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cedar Rapids
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,994 2,950.6 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 1 0.7 2.1 5.0
Robbery 41 30.3 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 297 219.4 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 354 261.5 243.3 359.0
Burglary 371 274.1 199.1 229.0
Larceny 2,982 2,203.0 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 287 212.0 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 3,640 2,689.1 1,296.8 1,760.0

Cedar Rapids Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Cedar Rapids

354
Violent Crimes
261.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 354 violent crimes in Cedar Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 261.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 382.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cedar Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.15% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.51% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cedar Rapids

3,640
Property Crimes
2,689.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
52.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,640 property crimes in Cedar Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cedar Rapids is 2,689.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cedar Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 52.79% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 107.37% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cedar Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marion, IA 42,420 263 620.0 497.4 122.6
Coralville, IA 24,033 528 2,197.0 2,063.8 133.2
North Liberty, IA 21,635 101 466.8 397.5 69.3
Hiawatha, IA 7,230 97 1,341.6 982.0 359.6
Robins, IA 3,294 11 333.9 333.9 0.0

Cedar Rapids SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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