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 2026-10-11T16:30 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
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| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | West Mlk Jr Parkway And Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | West Mlk Jr Parkway And Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | West Mlk Jr Parkway And Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:00 | 3300 Block Se 14th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:00 | 3300 Block Se 14th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:00 | 3300 Block Se 14th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-04 | 11:00 | East 18th St And Garfield Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-04 | 11:00 | East 18th St And Garfield Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-04 | 11:00 | East 18th St And Garfield Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | Evergreen Ave And Se 45th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | Evergreen Ave And Se 45th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | Evergreen Ave And Se 45th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | Crocker St And 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | Crocker St And 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | Crocker St And 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | Us 6 E And 36th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | Us 6 E And 36th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | Us 6 E And 36th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | Hartford Ave Measuring 1927 Feet East From Se 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | Hartford Ave Measuring 1927 Feet East From Se 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | Hartford Ave Measuring 1927 Feet East From Se 15th St | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | Mattern Ave And Us 69 N | 1 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | Mattern Ave And Us 69 N | 1 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | Mattern Ave And Us 69 N | 1 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | 5100 B Se 14th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | 5100 B Se 14th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | 5100 B Se 14th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-10-03 | 14:00 | Virginia Ave And Se 14th St | 1 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 14:00 | Virginia Ave And Se 14th St | 1 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 14:00 | Virginia Ave And Se 14th St | 1 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:00 | Holcomb Ave And 2nd Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:00 | Holcomb Ave And 2nd Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:00 | Holcomb Ave And 2nd Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | 31st St And Ramp 31st St, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And Ramp I 235 W To 31st St, N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | 31st St And Ramp 31st St, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And Ramp I 235 W To 31st St, N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | 31st St And Ramp 31st St, N To N To State Of Iowa, I 235 W And Ramp I 235 W To 31st St, N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | 12th St Measuring 357 Feet South From Madison Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | 12th St Measuring 357 Feet South From Madison Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | 12th St Measuring 357 Feet South From Madison Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | Beaver Ave And Hickman Rd | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | Beaver Ave And Hickman Rd | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | Beaver Ave And Hickman Rd | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | Sw 5th St And Payton Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | Sw 5th St And Payton Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | Sw 5th St And Payton Ave | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | Indianola Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | 7.6 I235 Eb | 1 | 0 | Non-collision |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | 500-block East Army Post Rd | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
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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.