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Crime Score for Polk County, IA

County FIPS 19153 · Iowa · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime

91.7thcrime percentileSafeExtreme
Very High Crime

Higher crime than 91.71% of US counties

National rank

#903

of 735 scored counties

Iowa rank

#18

in state

Score index

223.8

crime intensity

Scored ZIPs

28

in this county

Polk County in Iowa scored in the 91.7th percentile for reported crime among US counties in July 2026. That is a Very High Crime rating, in the top tenth of scored counties for reported crime. It ranks #903 nationally and #18 in Iowa. It fell 2.11 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 93.82 to 91.71.

Within the county, 28 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 65.7th percentile; the highest is 50316 at 89.69 and the lowest is 50226 at 17.33. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.

ZIP codes in Polk County, ranked

  1. 150316Des MoinesHigh Crime89.69
  2. 250309Des MoinesHigh Crime89.53
  3. 350314Des MoinesHigh Crime88.31
  4. 450315Des MoinesHigh Crime85.32
  5. 550313Des MoinesHigh Crime81.59
  6. 650312Des MoinesHigh Crime78.74
  7. 750310Des MoinesHigh Crime78.03
  8. 850317AltoonaHigh Crime77.97
  9. 950321Des MoinesHigh Crime75.76
  10. 1050319Des MoinesAbove Average71.81
  11. 1150320Des MoinesAbove Average71.07
  12. 1250032—Above Average70.36
  13. 1350311Des MoinesAbove Average68.55
  14. 1450007AllemanAbove Average65.73
  15. 1550046CambridgeAbove Average57.28
  16. 1650009AltoonaAbove Average50.53
  17. 1750047CarlisleAbove Average50.44
  18. 1850021AnkenyAbove Average50.31
  19. 1950131JohnstonAbove Average50.09
  20. 2050023AnkenyBelow Average48.65
  21. 2150073ElkhartBelow Average44.43
  22. 2250035AltoonaBelow Average44.14
  23. 2350327Pleasant HillBelow Average43.91
  24. 2450124AllemanBelow Average32.74
  25. 2550324Windsor HeightsBelow Average26.32
  26. 2650265CliveLow Crime23.97
  27. 2750322Des MoinesLow Crime21.37
  28. 2850226AnkenyLow Crime17.33

Monthly history

MonthPercentileNational rankState rank
July 202691.71#903#18
June 202693.82#750#33

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