Iowa City Crime Information and Iowa Amber Alerts

Iowa City Iowa Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

 

Iowa City Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2005 63,280 184 0 32 37 115 1,480 326 1,082 72 9
 

Local Iowa City Crime News

Iowa City man arrested for assaulting wife, police (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:44:24 GMT
Police said they had to deploy a Taser three times on an Iowa City man before they could subdue him and charge him with domestic assault.

Iowa City Man Tased After Attack on Police Officers (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:10:18 GMT
IOWA CITY - An Iowa City man is behind bars after he tried to attack police officers. Police say when they arrived at the home of Allen Reed III for a domestic charge, he took an aggressive stance and rushed towards officers.

Officials investigating suspicious death at mobile home near Iowa City (The Gazette)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:37:46 GMT
Officials are investigating the death of a 34-year-old woman near Iowa City, and the woman’s home is being processed as a crime scene, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said. Deputies found the body of Sarah Elizabeth McKay inside a home at 18 Expo Dr., just east of the city limits, in the Modern Manor mobile home [...]

Officials investigating suspicious death at mobile home near Iowa City (The Gazette)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:08 GMT
Officials are investigating the death of a 34-year-old woman near Iowa City, and the woman’s home is being processed as a crime scene, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said.

Iowa man pleads guilty in murder case (KWWL Iowa)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:06:36 GMT
Associated Press - March 9, 2010 8:54 AM ET MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of the 2008 shooting death of a Mason City man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Iowa man pleads guilty in murder case (WOI-TV Des Moines)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:49 GMT
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of the 2008 shooting death of a Mason City man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Andre Wells Jr. was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary in the killing of Isidoro Erreguin.

UPDATE: Iowa City stabbing victim's name released (KWWL Iowa)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:36:36 GMT
An Iowa City woman is in jail, accused of stabbing a man at an Iowa City apartment Saturday night.

Officials investigating suspicious death at mobile home near Iowa City (The Gazette)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:28:04 GMT
UPDATE: Officials are investigating a suspicious death at a mobile home park near Iowa City. The victim has been identified as Sarah Elizabeth McKay, 34. The scene is at 18 Expo Drive, just east of the Iowa City city limits, in the Modern Manor mobile home park.

Iowa City police help businesses try to prevent crime (The Gazette)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:39 GMT
The Iowa City Police Department is equipping a handful of local businesses with crime-prevention tools. The effort is part of the 3-month-old Crime Free Business initiative, aimed at reducing the opportunities and motivations of individuals who are contemplating violent crimes. One business taking advantage of this program is Gasby’s convenient store at 2303 Muscatine Ave. “Over the years, [...]

News agencies join Iowa City newspaper’s open records suit (The Gazette)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:08 GMT
The companies publishing The Gazette and Des Moines Register, the Associated Press and three media-based organizations are voicing legal support for the Iowa City Press-Citizen in an open records lawsuit against the University of Iowa. The Press-Citizen’s lawsuit in Johnson County District Court seeks documents from a UI investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving two [...]

 



 


Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Adel 8 7 1
Albia 7 6 1
Algona 13 9 4
Altoona 23 21 2
Ames 70 48 22
Anamosa 8 7 1
Ankeny 49 40 9
Atlantic 13 11 2
Audubon 3 3 0
Belle Plaine 2 2 0
Belmond 5 5 0
Bettendorf 57 44 13
Bloomfield 5 5 0
Boone 17 16 1
Burlington 54 40 14
Camanche 7 7 0
Carlisle 5 5 0
Carroll 16 15 1
Carter Lake 9 9 0
Cedar Falls 46 43 3
Cedar Rapids 228 192 36
Centerville 16 11 5
Chariton 7 6 1
Charles City 18 13 5
Cherokee 9 8 1
Clarinda 11 10 1
Clarion 7 6 1
Clear Lake 18 14 4
Clinton 50 41 9
Clive 24 21 3
Coralville 32 28 4
Council Bluffs 121 105 16
Cresco 7 7 0
Creston 16 12 4
Davenport 203 159 44
De Witt 9 9 0
Decorah 18 12 6
Denison 17 12 5
Des Moines 493 374 119
Dubuque 98 93 5
Dyersville 11 6 5
Eagle Grove 7 7 0
Eldora 6 6 0
Eldridge 7 7 0
Emmetsburg 7 6 1
Estherville 12 12 0
Evansdale 8 7 1
Fairfield 19 13 6
Forest City 8 8 0
Fort Dodge 40 37 3
Fort Madison 28 18 10
Garner 5 5 0
Glenwood 10 9 1
Grinnell 16 14 2
Grundy Center 4 4 0
Hampton 12 7 5
Harlan 9 8 1
Hawarden 4 4 0
Hiawatha 13 12 1
Humboldt 7 7 0
Independence 12 10 2
Indianola 19 17 2
Iowa City 98 70 28
Iowa Falls 15 11 4
Jefferson 7 7 0
Johnston 20 19 1
Keokuk 33 24 9
Knoxville 13 11 2
Le Claire 8 7 1
Le Mars 16 14 2
Leon 3 3 0
Manchester 13 9 4
Maquoketa 16 10 6
Marion 47 38 9
Marshalltown 59 43 16
Mason City 64 49 15
Missouri Valley 6 6 0
Monticello 7 6 1
Mount Pleasant 15 13 2
Mount Vernon 6 6 0
Muscatine 41 38 3
Nevada 9 8 1
New Hampton 8 7 1
Newton 33 27 6
North Liberty 5 5 0
Norwalk 13 11 2
Oelwein 15 11 4
Ogden 3 3 0
Onawa 6 6 0
Orange City 7 7 0
Osage 5 5 0
Osceola 11 10 1
Oskaloosa 19 17 2
Ottumwa 41 35 6
Pella 18 14 4
Perry 20 13 7
Pleasant Hill 15 14 1
Polk City 6 6 0
Red Oak 10 9 1
Rock Rapids 2 2 0
Rock Valley 3 3 0
Sac City 4 4 0
Sergeant Bluff 8 7 1
Sheldon 7 7 0
Shenandoah 8 5 3
Sioux Center 7 7 0
Sioux City 151 120 31
Spencer 29 20 9
Spirit Lake 10 9 1
St. Ansgar 1 1 0
State Center 1 1 0
Storm Lake 22 18 4
Story City 5 5 0
Tama 5 5 0
Tipton 6 6 0
Urbandale 48 44 4
Vinton 7 7 0
Washington 11 10 1
Waterloo 132 123 9
Waukee 10 9 1
Waukon 7 7 0
Waverly 16 15 1
Webster City 23 14 9
West Burlington 11 10 1
West Des Moines 77 63 14
West Liberty 7 6 1
West Union 4 4 0
Williamsburg 6 6 0
Wilton 4 4 0
Windsor Heights 14 13 1
Winterset 8 8 0
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

There are no active
Amber Alerts for Iowa
 

Missing Persons for
Iowa City, IA


Endangered Missing: MARC ALLEN (IA)
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:34:34 EST


Endangered Runaway: KYANJA VANWEY (IA)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:03:18 EDT


Endangered Missing: KIMBERLY DOSS (IA)
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:50:37 EDT


Endangered Missing: ERIN POSPISIL (IA)
Tue, 01 May 2007 01:22:27 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: COLLEEN SIMPSON (IA)
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:46:14 EST


NonFamily Abduction: JOHN GOSCH (IA)
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:49:57 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: EUGENE MARTIN (IA)
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:41:49 EDT

There are no missing persons
for Iowa