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The Des Moines crime rate is higher than the Washington average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #138

Des Moines, WA	1,953.98
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Des Moines, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Des Moines, WA	Count	1	9	59	52	235	672	246	7
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	3.2	29.1	190.8	168.1	759.9	2,172.9	795.4	22.6	1,970
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	6	53	39	207	748	220	9
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	19.6	172.7	127.1	674.6	2,437.8	717.0	29.3	1,791
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	2	34	57	244	740	222	6
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.5	111.3	186.5	798.6	2,421.9	726.6	19.6	1,755
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Des Moines, WA	Count	1	7	37	45	230	627	191	8
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	3.3	23.2	122.8	149.3	763.1	2,080.4	633.7	26.5	1,719
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Des Moines, WA	Count	1	9	47	26	192	615	172	2
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	30.9	161.3	89.2	659.0	2,110.9	590.4	6.9	1,690
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	18	48	47	229	525	161	8
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	62.8	167.4	164.0	798.8	1,831.4	561.6	27.9	1,869
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Des Moines, WA	Count	1	14	59	42	255	616	209	4
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	48.3	203.4	144.8	878.9	2,123.2	720.4	13.8	2,074
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Des Moines, WA	Count	2	21	54	40	211	450	227	2
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	6.9	72.6	186.8	138.4	729.9	1,556.7	785.3	6.9	2,033
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	11	42	44	234	607	370	4
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	37.6	143.5	150.4	799.7	2,074.4	1,264.5	13.7	2,105
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Des Moines, WA	Count	1	18	45	52	244	741	418	4
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	3.4	61.6	153.9	177.9	834.6	2,534.5	1,429.7	13.7	2,534
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Des Moines, WA	28.89
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Des Moines, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Des Moines, WA	Count	5	4	1	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	16.3	13.0	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	162
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Des Moines, WA	Count	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	99
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Des Moines, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Des Moines, WA	1.32
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Des Moines, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Des Moines, WA	Count	41	31	10
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	132.6	100.2	32.3	1.16
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Des Moines, WA	Count	42	32	10
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	136.9	104.3	32.6	1.21
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Des Moines, WA	Count	42	35	7
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	137.5	114.5	22.9	1.26
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Des Moines, WA	Count	49	37	12
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	162.6	122.8	39.8	1.43
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Des Moines, WA	Count	49	37	12
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	168.2	127.0	41.2	1.48
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Des Moines, WA	Count	60	45	15
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	209.3	157.0	52.3	1.83
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Des Moines, WA	Count	57	44	13
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	196.5	151.7	44.8	1.74
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Des Moines, WA	Count	49	36	13
	Des Moines, WA	Per 100,000	169.5	124.5	45.0	1.47
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Des Moines, WA	Count	47	37	10
2005	Des Moines, WA	Count	50	39	11