State profile
Iowa
250 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Iowa in 2025, or 8.0 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 27th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 160 |
| 2022 | 251 |
| 2023 | 285 |
| 2024 | 263 |
| 2025 | 250 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 250 | 7.95 | 39% | 97.1% | 266 | 95 |
| 2024 | 263 | 8.39 | 42% | 96.7% | 259 | 104 |
| 2023 | 285 | 9.34 | 35% | 95.2% | 249 | 96 |
| 2022 | 251 | 8.34 | 35% | 94.0% | 189 | 98 |
| 2021 | 160 | 5.32 | 43% | 94.1% | 178 | 72 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0.20 | 33% | 96.9% | 223 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.03 | 100% | 97.3% | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 95.5% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 97.8% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 97.0% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Rapids Police Department IA0570100 | City police | Linn | 15 | 53 | |
| 2 | Des Moines Police Department IA0770300 | City police | Polk, Warren | 14 | 75 | |
| 3 | Polk County Sheriff's Office IA0770000 | County | Polk | 9 | 49 | |
| 4 | Muscatine Police Department IA0700100 | City police | Muscatine | 8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Waterloo Police Department IA0070300 | City police | Black Hawk | 8 | 26 | |
| 6 | Davenport Police Department IA0820200 | City police | Scott | 7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Clinton Police Department IA0230100 | City police | Clinton | 7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Ankeny Police Department IA0770100 | City police | Polk | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Dubuque Police Department IA0310100 | City police | Dubuque | 6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Marshalltown Police Department IA0640100 | City police | Marshall | 5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Newton Police Department IA0500100 | City police | Jasper | 5 | 30 | |
| 12 | Ames Police Department IA0850100 | City police | Story | 5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Fort Dodge Police Department IA0940100 | City police | Webster | 5 | 19 | |
| 14 | Ottumwa Police Department IA0900100 | City police | Wapello | 5 | 19 | |
| 15 | Coralville Police Department IA0520100 | City police | Johnson | 5 | 17 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 284 law enforcement agencies in Iowa, 280 of which report through NIBRS.
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