Public Safety in Iowa
Iowa has 2,317 public safety facilities — 434 police stations, 880 fire stations, 862 EMS, and 141 hospitals (from federal HIFLD, USFA & CMS data (2026)).
Police
434
Fire
880
EMS
862
Hospitals
141
Facilities by city (largest 300)
Des Moines
50 facilities
Cedar Rapids
30 facilities
Sioux City
23 facilities
Dubuque
21 facilities
Davenport
20 facilities
Waterloo
19 facilities
Iowa City
18 facilities
Council Bluffs
16 facilities
Bettendorf
13 facilities
West Des Moines
13 facilities
Clinton
12 facilities
Knoxville
11 facilities
Ames
10 facilities
Cedar Falls
10 facilities
Le Mars
9 facilities
Muscatine
9 facilities
Ottumwa
8 facilities
Fort Dodge
8 facilities
Carroll
8 facilities
Mason City
7 facilities
Iowa Falls
7 facilities
Nevada
7 facilities
Burlington
7 facilities
Chariton
7 facilities
Charles City
7 facilities
Clarinda
7 facilities
Onawa
6 facilities
Independence
6 facilities
Rock Rapids
6 facilities
Mount Pleasant
6 facilities
Keokuk
6 facilities
Williamsburg
6 facilities
Denison
6 facilities
Anamosa
6 facilities
Fort Madison
6 facilities
Osceola
6 facilities
Johnston
6 facilities
West Burlington
6 facilities
Estherville
6 facilities
Cherokee
6 facilities
Centerville
5 facilities
New Hampton
5 facilities
Osage
5 facilities
Coralville
5 facilities
Leon
5 facilities
Fairfield
5 facilities
Marengo
5 facilities
West Union
5 facilities
Eldora
5 facilities
Wapello
5 facilities
Vinton
5 facilities
Maquoketa
5 facilities
Postville
5 facilities
Alden
5 facilities
Forest City
5 facilities
Glenwood
5 facilities
Decorah
5 facilities
Oskaloosa
5 facilities
Garner
5 facilities
Marshalltown
5 facilities
Greenfield
5 facilities
Grundy Center
5 facilities
Newton
5 facilities
Marion
5 facilities
Sac City
5 facilities
Hamburg
5 facilities
Algona
5 facilities
Sioux Center
5 facilities
Cresco
5 facilities
Boone
5 facilities
Webster City
5 facilities
Washington
5 facilities
Peosta
5 facilities
Spencer
5 facilities
Sigourney
5 facilities
Harlan
5 facilities
Hawarden
5 facilities
Waukon
5 facilities
Atlantic
5 facilities
Orange City
5 facilities
Guthrie Center
5 facilities
Jefferson
5 facilities
Perry
5 facilities
Clarion
5 facilities
Manchester
5 facilities
Winterset
5 facilities
Spirit Lake
5 facilities
Adel
5 facilities
Creston
5 facilities
Audubon
5 facilities
Red Oak
5 facilities
Urbandale
4 facilities
West Bend
4 facilities
Ankeny
4 facilities
Oelwein
4 facilities
Ida Grove
4 facilities
Mount Ayr
4 facilities
Storm Lake
4 facilities
Belmond
4 facilities
Garnavillo
4 facilities
Northwood
4 facilities
Waverly
4 facilities
Eldridge
4 facilities
Manson
4 facilities
Aplington
4 facilities
Elkader
4 facilities
Missouri Valley
4 facilities
Pocahontas
4 facilities
Denver
4 facilities
Hampton
4 facilities
Baxter
4 facilities
Toledo
4 facilities
Merrill
4 facilities
Walcott
4 facilities
Brooklyn
4 facilities
Rock Valley
4 facilities
Pella
4 facilities
Sheldon
4 facilities
Scranton
4 facilities
Sumner
4 facilities
Bloomfield
4 facilities
Buffalo
4 facilities
Dyersville
4 facilities
Sabula
4 facilities
Moville
4 facilities
Akron
4 facilities
Blue Grass
4 facilities
Farley
4 facilities
Montrose
4 facilities
Bedford
4 facilities
Donnellson
4 facilities
Albia
4 facilities
Ackley
4 facilities
Janesville
4 facilities
Manning
4 facilities
Rockwell City
4 facilities
Emmetsburg
4 facilities
Primghar
4 facilities
Allison
4 facilities
Sibley
4 facilities
Odebolt
4 facilities
Sidney
4 facilities
Tipton
4 facilities
Norwalk
4 facilities
Corydon
4 facilities
Logan
4 facilities
Story City
4 facilities
Coon Rapids
4 facilities
Clear Lake
4 facilities
Indianola
4 facilities
Rolfe
4 facilities
Britt
4 facilities
Grinnell
4 facilities
Shenandoah
4 facilities
Winfield
3 facilities
Sloan
3 facilities
Keosauqua
3 facilities
Exira
3 facilities
Newell
3 facilities
Woodbine
3 facilities
Marcus
3 facilities
Mitchellville
3 facilities
Preston
3 facilities
Afton
3 facilities
Arnolds Park
3 facilities
Parkersburg
3 facilities
New Albin
3 facilities
Hartley
3 facilities
Guttenberg
3 facilities
Carter Lake
3 facilities
Farnhamville
3 facilities
Granger
3 facilities
New London
3 facilities
New Sharon
3 facilities
Gilbertville
3 facilities
Ossian
3 facilities
Nashua
3 facilities
Eddyville
3 facilities
Conrad
3 facilities
Shellsburg
3 facilities
Victor
3 facilities
Armstrong
3 facilities
Essex
3 facilities
Humboldt
3 facilities
West Point
3 facilities
Windsor Heights
3 facilities
Durant
3 facilities
Wilton
3 facilities
Early
3 facilities
Colfax
3 facilities
Riceville
3 facilities
Seymour
3 facilities
Clermont
3 facilities
Monticello
3 facilities
Sutherland
3 facilities
Manly
3 facilities
Remsen
3 facilities
Nora Springs
3 facilities
Bancroft
3 facilities
Grand Junction
3 facilities
Sergeant Bluff
3 facilities
Dallas Center
3 facilities
Milford
3 facilities
Corwith
3 facilities
Readlyn
3 facilities
Jewell
3 facilities
Gowrie
3 facilities
Bellevue
3 facilities
Buffalo Center
3 facilities
Lake Park
3 facilities
Altoona
3 facilities
Duncombe
3 facilities
Stanhope
3 facilities
Dayton
3 facilities
Eagle Grove
3 facilities
Clarksville
3 facilities
Long Grove
3 facilities
Panora
3 facilities
Le Grand
3 facilities
Keota
3 facilities
Hiawatha
3 facilities
Fayette
3 facilities
Okoboji
3 facilities
Weldon
3 facilities
Schaller
3 facilities
Mechanicsville
3 facilities
Epworth
3 facilities
Dewitt
3 facilities
Clive
3 facilities
West Branch
3 facilities
Carlisle
3 facilities
Pleasant Hill
3 facilities
Woodward
3 facilities
Dysart
3 facilities
Avoca
3 facilities
Renwick
3 facilities
Kingsley
3 facilities
Sioux Rapids
3 facilities
Shell Rock
3 facilities
Earlham
3 facilities
Hinton
3 facilities
Saint Olaf
3 facilities
Swea City
3 facilities
Hornick
3 facilities
La Porte City
3 facilities
Lamoni
3 facilities
Waukee
3 facilities
Lake Mills
3 facilities
Belle Plaine
3 facilities
Pleasantville
3 facilities
Ellsworth
3 facilities
Adair
3 facilities
Urbana
3 facilities
Robins
3 facilities
Lenox
3 facilities
Wall Lake
3 facilities
Fairbank
3 facilities
Wayland
3 facilities
Mapleton
3 facilities
Hudson
3 facilities
Kellogg
3 facilities
Villisca
3 facilities
Delhi
3 facilities
Fontanelle
3 facilities
North Liberty
3 facilities
Huxley
3 facilities
Lansing
3 facilities
Montezuma
3 facilities
Elliott
3 facilities
Templeton
3 facilities
Alta
3 facilities
Lucas
3 facilities
Pomeroy
3 facilities
Mount Vernon
3 facilities
Whiting
3 facilities
Rhodes
3 facilities
Earlville
3 facilities
Kelley
3 facilities
Correctionville
3 facilities
Lisbon
3 facilities
Dedham
3 facilities
Columbus Junction
3 facilities
Clarence
3 facilities
Anthon
3 facilities
Redfield
3 facilities
Eldon
3 facilities
Jesup
3 facilities
Lewis
3 facilities
Mcgregor
3 facilities
Corning
3 facilities
Lake City
3 facilities
Dunkerton
3 facilities
Kanawha
3 facilities
Tabor
3 facilities
Van Meter
3 facilities
Calmar
3 facilities
Dunlap
3 facilities
Gilbert
3 facilities
Miles
3 facilities
West Liberty
3 facilities