Criminal Offenses Statistics at Iowa Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 563 criminal offenses occured at Iowa colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.16 at Iowa college campues.

Of the 462 total on-campus criminal offenses at Iowa colleges,

There were no murders on Iowa college campuses.
There were 193 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.74 at Iowa college campuses.
There were 11 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.04 at Iowa college campuses.
There were 55 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.21 at Iowa college campuses.
There were 135 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.52 at Iowa college campuses.
There were 56 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.21 at Iowa college campuses.
There were 12 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.05 at Iowa college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 462 on-campus, 36 non-campus, 65 public property, and 220 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Iowa Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	563	462	36	65	220	2.16
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	127	121	6	0	73	0.49
Fondling	82	72	8	2	37	0.31
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	20	11	0	9	3	0.08
Aggravated Assault	100	55	2	43	18	0.38
Burglary	146	135	11	0	82	0.56
Motor Vehicle Theft	73	56	7	10	0	0.28
Arson	15	12	2	1	7	0.06
Rate Per 1000 Students	2.16	1.77	0.14	0.25	0.84	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Iowa Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in Iowa. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses Statistics at Iowa Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Allen College	489	2	4.09	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Briar Cliff University	940	4	4.26	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
Buena Vista University	1,951	2	1.03	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Central College	1,095	7	6.39	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Clarke University	1,025	2	1.95	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coe College	1,278	14	10.95	4	2	0	0	6	2	0
Cornell College	1,084	5	4.61	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Des Moines Area Community College	24,418	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Des Moines Area Community College - Des Moines Area Community College - Boone Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dordt University	1,929	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drake University	4,504	11	2.44	3	5	1	0	1	1	0
University of Dubuque	1,795	11	6.13	5	1	0	1	4	0	0
Ellsworth Community College	685	2	2.92	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Iowa Community College District - Muscatine Community College	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Graceland University-Lamoni	1,195	12	10.04	1	1	0	4	5	1	0
Grand View University	1,796	15	8.35	1	1	0	2	6	5	0
Grinnell College	1,775	4	2.25	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Hawkeye Community College - The Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Hills Community College	3,236	1	0.31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Indian Hills Community College - Centerville Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Iowa Central Community College	4,909	5	1.02	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
Iowa Lakes Community College	2,024	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa Lakes Community College - Iowa Lakes Community College - Emmetsburg	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Iowa State University	30,177	33	1.09	11	3	0	3	4	6	6
Iowa Western Community College	5,503	36	6.54	3	2	3	7	21	0	0
Iowa Western Community College - Clarinda Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Iowa	30,042	161	5.36	51	34	4	29	18	22	3
Kirkwood Community College	12,660	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kirkwood Community College - Linn County Regional Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loras College	1,213	3	2.47	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luther College	1,463	8	5.47	2	6	0	0	0	0	0
Maharishi International University	2,666	2	0.75	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Marshalltown Community College	1,870	1	0.53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercy College of Health Sciences	907	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morningside University	2,158	6	2.78	1	0	0	0	4	1	0
Mount Mercy University	1,451	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Iowa Area Community College	2,471	2	0.81	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
University of Northern Iowa	9,013	22	2.44	8	6	1	0	7	0	0
Northwestern College	1,665	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Peosta Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Cresco Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Manchester Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	1,521	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palmer College of Chiropractic	2,219	2	0.90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Saint Ambrose University	2,703	26	9.62	3	1	0	0	14	8	0
Saint Ambrose University - Center for Communications and Social Development	-	4	-	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
St Luke's College	196	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simpson College	1,163	8	6.88	5	0	0	0	3	0	0
Southeastern Community College	2,562	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southwestern Community College	1,633	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City	40	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper Iowa University	3,102	2	0.64	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waldorf University	2,657	24	9.03	3	0	0	3	15	3	0
Wartburg College	1,472	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Iowa Tech Community College	5,071	3	0.59	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
William Penn University	1,536	3	1.95	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology	21	16	761.90	0	0	2	3	10	1	0
Total	260,885	563	2.16	121	72	11	55	135	56	12

563 Criminal Offenses Occured at Iowa College Campuses

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Criminal Offenses Statistics for Iowa Colleges