• City Manager
• City Clerk
• City Attorney
• Finance
• Parks and Recreation
• Senior Services
• Marina
• Community Development
• Court
• Police
  • Chief's Welcome Letter
  • Crime Prevention
  • CrimeReports
  • Community Events
  • Services
  • Animal Control
  • Community Events
  • Citizens Committee's
  • Employment
  • Contact Us
  • Forms
• Public Works / Engineering

---

Search this site:

Advance Search

Crime Reports

To view Crime Maps in your area click on the button below.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CrimeReports.com? CrimeReports.com is an online mapping and analysis service provided by Public Engines, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. CrimeReports.com combines the value of police data with the ease-of-use of Google-based mapping and an analytics module so that members of the public can view police data in a high-impact map or summary descriptive format. Members of the public may also sign up to receive free email alerts based on user-defined parameters (e.g., geography, crime types, frequency, etc.).

Does CrimeReports reduce crime? Although no formal, third-party study has been commissioned, there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that public-facing crime mapping—by keeping citizens informed about crime in their area—helps them be more vigilant and implement crime prevention efforts in their homes, workplaces, and communities. In addition, there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that public-facing crime mapping fosters more trust in local law enforcement by members of the community.

What type of Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) data is used in CrimeReports.com? The CrimeReports.com service uses information from actual police incident reports from DMPDs Records Management System (RMS). DMPD officers submit approximately 4,000 case reports per year, which are generated from approximately 20,000 calls for service. Members of the public may select their search parameters by date range and/or crime type.

What specific types of data from the Records Management System (RMS) are used in CrimeReports.com? Incident report data is utilized for CrimeReports.com, including the following data fields: date / time occurred, event number, and event location.

Is there a description for the Records Management System (RMS) data fields included in CrimeReports.com? Yes:
• Case Number: Electronically generated, this number catalogues crimes reported to the Police Department. The Case Number consists of a 7 digit number. In the following example case number, 09-10001, 09= year, 10001= specific case number
• Date & Time: This is the date and time that the event occurred. In the following example, 2010-02-14 19:30, the event occurred on February 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM
• Event Location: This is the 100th block address and intersection information. CrimeReports.com translates address data into block level data. This means that if an incident occurs at 123 Main Avenue South, it will show up as 100 Block Main Avenue South in the CrimeReports.com application. Some location fields will be populated with “address could not be mapped” if the data was not geo-processed accurately.