Des Moines, IA Crash Map and Recent Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in Des Moines, IA, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French Rivière des Moines meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857.
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· source: Iowa Department of Transportation — Crash Data (Traffic Safety open data, CC BY 4.0)
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5,000 records from 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-08, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T16:31 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 21:00 | Keosauqua Way And Ramp Mlk Jr Parkway, S To S To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And Ramp Keosauqua Way, N To N To State Of Iowa, | 1 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 21:00 | Keosauqua Way And Ramp Mlk Jr Parkway, S To S To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And Ramp Keosauqua Way, N To N To State Of Iowa, | 1 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 21:00 | Keosauqua Way And Ramp Mlk Jr Parkway, S To S To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And Ramp Keosauqua Way, N To N To State Of Iowa, | 1 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | East Park Ave And Indianola Ave | 2 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | East Park Ave And Indianola Ave | 2 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | Lyon St Measuring 91 Feet West From East 29th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | East Park Ave And Indianola Ave | 2 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | Lyon St Measuring 91 Feet West From East 29th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | East Park Ave And Indianola Ave | 2 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | Lyon St Measuring 91 Feet West From East 29th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 15:00 | East Park Ave And Indianola Ave | 2 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-27 | 14:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 14:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 14:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 14:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 14:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Other |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Other |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 13:00 | Merle Hay Rd And Douglas Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And 2nd Ave And Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And School | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Merklin Way And Francis Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And 2nd Ave And Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And School | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Merklin Way And Francis Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And 2nd Ave And Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And School | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Merklin Way And Francis Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And 2nd Ave And Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And School | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Merklin Way And Francis Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 E And 2nd Ave And Ramp 2nd Ave, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And School | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 12:00 | Merklin Way And Francis Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | East Walnut St / 40 Feet West Of E 17th St | 1 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | Easton Blvd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | East Walnut St / 40 Feet West Of E 17th St | 1 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | Easton Blvd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | East Walnut St / 40 Feet West Of E 17th St | 1 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | Easton Blvd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | East Walnut St / 40 Feet West Of E 17th St | 1 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | Easton Blvd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | East Walnut St / 40 Feet West Of E 17th St | 1 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 1:00 | Easton Blvd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-27 | 0:00 | Watrous Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-27 | 0:00 | 2nd Ave And Euclid Ave | 1 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 0:00 | 3rd St And Locust St | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-27 | 0:00 | Pole In Front Of 1925 Lincoln Ave. | 1 | 0 | Non-collision |
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Data: Iowa Department of Transportation — Crash Data (Traffic Safety open data, CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.