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Safety · Iowa

Safest Counties in Iowa 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Iowa

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Decatur County, IA
97.5
2Shelby County, IA
97.5
3Winnebago County, IA
97.5
4Woodbury County, IA
92.6
5Butler County, IA
92.1
6Davis County, IA
89.8
7Calhoun County, IA
89
8Kossuth County, IA
88.8
9Adair County, IA
88.7
10Adams County, IA
88.6

All Iowa Counties — Safety Rankings

99 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Decatur County, IA
97.5
59.4
2Shelby County, IA
97.5
66.5
3Winnebago County, IA
97.5
68.8
4Woodbury County, IA
92.6
50.9
5Butler County, IA
92.1
62.1
6Davis County, IA
89.8
56
7Calhoun County, IA
89
65.9
8Kossuth County, IA
88.8
66.6
9Adair County, IA
88.7
62.5
10Adams County, IA
88.6
61.1
11Grundy County, IA
88
69.1
12Madison County, IA
88
58.6
13Winneshiek County, IA
87.4
67.8
14Clayton County, IA
86.3
59.9
15Sioux County, IA
85.9
59.1
16Taylor County, IA
85.8
64.2
17Osceola County, IA
85.7
65.3
18Chickasaw County, IA
85.6
66.7
19Pocahontas County, IA
85.6
65.2
20Worth County, IA
85
70.4
21Ida County, IA
84.6
71.2
22Howard County, IA
84.1
68.1
23Franklin County, IA
83.5
65.5
24Mitchell County, IA
83.3
66.2
25Ringgold County, IA
82.9
60.8
26Wright County, IA
82.7
59.7
27Cherokee County, IA
82.5
66.8
28Van Buren County, IA
82.1
60.5
29Harrison County, IA
81.7
58.5
30Tama County, IA
81.1
56.6
31Wayne County, IA
80.6
62.9
32Cedar County, IA
78.9
58
33Jones County, IA
78.3
60.7
34Louisa County, IA
77.8
61.3
35Guthrie County, IA
77.7
60.2
36Fayette County, IA
77.3
57
37Hancock County, IA
76
61.6
38Humboldt County, IA
75
63.4
39Crawford County, IA
73.8
55.3
40Greene County, IA
73.8
58.4
41Benton County, IA
73.5
56
42Emmet County, IA
72.7
61.6
43Boone County, IA
71.6
57.7
44Palo Alto County, IA
71.4
62.4
45Buchanan County, IA
71.3
62.4
46Lyon County, IA
71.1
65.1
47Dickinson County, IA
70.7
59.1
48Audubon County, IA
69.9
59.7
49Marion County, IA
69.5
59.2
50Monroe County, IA
67.9
59
51Keokuk County, IA
66.6
58.5
52Carroll County, IA
64.8
61.5
53Allamakee County, IA
62.4
60.2
54Floyd County, IA
62.3
56.7
55Hamilton County, IA
62.1
57.6
56Clay County, IA
61.8
59.7
57Warren County, IA
61.8
51.7
58Bremer County, IA
57.8
58.6
59O'Brien County, IA
57.8
61.5
60Iowa County, IA
57.7
56.6
61Lucas County, IA
56.9
55.8
62Monona County, IA
56.4
59.3
63Delaware County, IA
56.3
60.2
64Jasper County, IA
55.5
54.1
65Montgomery County, IA
54.6
53.5
66Sac County, IA
52.8
63.9
67Mills County, IA
51.4
46.7
68Buena Vista County, IA
51.1
46.7
69Henry County, IA
51.1
52.5
70Fremont County, IA
49.9
58.6
71Jefferson County, IA
48.6
48.4
72Page County, IA
43.9
52.7
73Union County, IA
43.5
53.6
74Jackson County, IA
43.1
55.6
75Washington County, IA
41.1
51.6
76Muscatine County, IA
41
41.3
77Story County, IA
38.8
46.9
78Mahaska County, IA
36.6
51.4
79Clarke County, IA
33.8
43.6
80Dubuque County, IA
33
45.4
81Poweshiek County, IA
32.1
46.8
82Appanoose County, IA
30.9
48.6
83Polk County, IA
29.8
36.6
84Marshall County, IA
29.7
42
85Black Hawk County, IA
27.9
40.7
86Cass County, IA
27.3
42.7
87Johnson County, IA
25.2
41
88Hardin County, IA
25
48.1
89Lee County, IA
22.6
42.8
90Cerro Gordo County, IA
14.2
42.5
91Linn County, IA
13.8
40.6
92Dallas County, IA
12.4
42
93Pottawattamie County, IA
10.3
36.1
94Webster County, IA
9.9
41.6
95Scott County, IA
8.7
37.2
96Clinton County, IA
7.2
38.6
97Wapello County, IA
5.2
33.1
98Des Moines County, IA
3.8
34.7
99Plymouth County, IA
0.4
47.3

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