DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department says preliminary data for 2025 shows a decline in the number of homicides and traffic fatalities in the city compared to 2024.
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The DMPD said detectives in the Crimes Against Persons section investigated 10 homicides in 2025 compared to 15 in 2024. The DMPD Traffic Unit investigated only 12 traffic fatalities in 2025 comparted to 18 in 2024.
In total, the DMPD said there were 33,956 police reports in 2025, down from the over 35,000 reports in 2024.
The DMPD also said it recovered more firearms in 2025, with 744 being recovered. In 2024 police recovered 598 firearms…