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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| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Guthrie Ave Measuring 40 Feet West From Tomlin Lane | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Us 6 E And Oxford St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Army Post Rd And Ia 28 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | 2nd Ave And Grand Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Mlk Jr Parkway Measuring 474 Feet South From Hickman Rd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Guthrie Ave Measuring 40 Feet West From Tomlin Lane | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Us 6 E And Oxford St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Army Post Rd And Ia 28 S | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | 2nd Ave And Grand Ave | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 16:00 | Mlk Jr Parkway Measuring 474 Feet South From Hickman Rd | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Easton Blvd And East 33rd St | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Hartford Ave And Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Easton Blvd And East 33rd St | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Hartford Ave And Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Easton Blvd And East 33rd St | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Hartford Ave And Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Easton Blvd And East 33rd St | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 15:00 | Hartford Ave And Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 14:00 | Us 69 N Measuring 119 Feet North From East Walnut St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 14:00 | Us 69 N Measuring 119 Feet North From East Walnut St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 14:00 | Us 69 N Measuring 119 Feet North From East Walnut St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 14:00 | Us 69 N Measuring 119 Feet North From East Walnut St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 13:00 | Sw 7th St And 6th Ave And West Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 13:00 | Sw 7th St And 6th Ave And West Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 13:00 | Sw 7th St And 6th Ave And West Mlk Jr Parkway | 2 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 12:00 | Army Post Rd Measuring 96 Feet East From Sw 17th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 12:00 | Army Post Rd Measuring 96 Feet East From Sw 17th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 12:00 | Army Post Rd Measuring 96 Feet East From Sw 17th St | 2 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | Us 6 E Measuring 89 Feet West From East 12th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | East 30th St Measuring 284 Feet South From Dean Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, opposite direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | Us 6 E Measuring 89 Feet West From East 12th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | East 30th St Measuring 284 Feet South From Dean Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, opposite direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | Us 6 E Measuring 89 Feet West From East 12th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 11:00 | East 30th St Measuring 284 Feet South From Dean Ave | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, opposite direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 10:00 | East Virginia Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 10:00 | East Virginia Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 10:00 | East Virginia Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Broadside |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Kirkwood Ave And Indianola Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Grand Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Kirkwood Ave And Indianola Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Grand Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Kirkwood Ave And Indianola Ave | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 8:00 | East Grand Ave And Us 69 S | 0 | 0 | Sideswipe, same direction |
| 2026-09-30 | 7:00 | Ia 163 E And East 34th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 7:00 | Ia 163 E And East 34th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-30 | 7:00 | Ia 163 E And East 34th St | 0 | 0 | Rear-end |
| 2026-09-29 | 22:00 | East 39th Court Measuring 453 Feet South From East Sheridan Ave | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-09-29 | 22:00 | Us 6 E Measuring 21 Feet West From Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Head-on |
| 2026-09-29 | 22:00 | East 39th Court Measuring 453 Feet South From East Sheridan Ave | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-09-29 | 22:00 | Us 6 E Measuring 21 Feet West From Us 69 N | 0 | 0 | Head-on |
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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.