Who Do I Call If I Suspect Abuse?
Child Maltreatment: 800-362-2178
Elder Abuse: 800-362-2178 for suspected elder mistreatment in the home, or 877-686-0027 for suspected elder mistreatment in long-term care facilities.
Domestic Violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or the Iowa Domestic Violence Helpline 800-770-1650 or text “iowahelp” to 20121. A map of local services agencies is available from the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Animal Abuse or Neglect:
STATEWIDE: The Animal Rescue League of Iowa Cruelty Intervention Coordinator assists local law enforcement agencies to investigate animal abuse and cruelty across the state. Call 515-229-7392. Complaints about animal abuse at facilities licensed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture are investigated by the Animal Industry Bureau at 515-281-6358.
Adair County Adair County Sheriff 641-743-2148
Adams County Adams County Sheriff 641-322-4444
Allamakee County Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office 563-568-4521
Waukon Waukon Police Dept. 563-568-3427
Appanoose County Appanoose County Sheriff 641-437-7100
Centerville Centerville Animal Control Officer 641-437-7100
Audubon County Audubon County Sheriff’s Dept. 712-563-2631
Benton County Benton County Sheriff’s Office 319-472-2337
Vinton Vinton Police Dept. 319-472-2321
Black Hawk County Cedar Bend Humane Society Animal Control 319-235-5335 or Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Dept. 319-291-2515
Cedar Falls Waterloo Animal Control Services Officer 319-291-4440 x4
Waterloo Waterloo Animal Control Services Officer 319-291-4440 x4
Boone County Boone Area Humane Society 515-432-6112
Bremer County Bremer County Sheriff’s Office 319-352-5400
Waverly Waverly Police Dept. 319-352-5400 x3
Buchanan County Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office 319-334-2567
Independence Independence Police Dept. 319-334-2520
Buena Vista County Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office 712-749-2530
Storm Lake Storm Lake Public Safety Animal Control 712-732-8010
Butler County Butler County Sheriff’s Office 319-267-2410
Calhoun County Calhoun County Canine Shelter 712-297-8323 x236 or Calhoun County Sheriff 712-297-7583
Carroll County Carroll County Sheriff’s Dept. 712-792-4393
Carroll Carroll Police Dept. 712-792-3536
Cass County Cass County Sheriff’s Office 712-243-2206
Atlantic Atlantic Police Dept. 712-243-3512
Cedar County Cedar County Sheriff’s Office 563-886-2121
Tipton Tipton Police Dept. 563-886-2424
Cerro Gordo County Cerro Gordo County Sheriff 641-421-3000
Clear Lake Clear Lake Police Dept. 641-357-2186
Mason City Mason City Animal Control 641-421-3664
Cherokee County Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office 712-225-6728
Cherokee Cherokee Police Dept. 712-225-6464
Chickasaw County Chickasaw County Sheriff 641-394-3121
New Hampton New Hampton Police Dept. 641-394-3241
Clarke County Clarke County Sheriff 641-342-2914
Osceola Osceola Police Dept. 641-342-2121
Clay County Clay County Sheriff’s Office 712-262-3221
Spencer Spencer Police Dept. 712-262-2151
Clayton County Clayton County Sheriff 563-245-2422 or 563-245-1234
Clinton County Clinton Animal Services 563-243-1458
DeWitt DeWitt Police Dept. 563-659-3145
Crawford County Crawford County Sheriff’s Office 712-263-2146
Denison Denison Police Dept. 712-263-3195
Dallas County Dallas County Sheriff’s Office 515-993-4567
Clive WestCom 515-222-3321
Grimes Dallas County Sheriff’s Office 515-993-4567
Perry Perry Humane Society 515-240-7581
Urbandale WestCom 515-222-3321
West Des Moines WestCom 515-222-3321
Davis County Davis County Sheriff’s Dept. 641-664-2385
Bloomfield Bloomfield Police Dept. 641-664-2700
Decatur County Decatur County Sheriff’s Office 641-446-4111
Delaware County Delaware County Sheriff’s Office 563-927-3135
Manchester Manchester Animal Control Officer 563-927-3355
Des Moines County Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office 319-753-8212
Burlington Burlington Animal Control 319-753-8366
Dickinson County Dickenson County CrimeStoppers 712-336-2345
Dubuque County Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office 563-589-4414
Dubuque Dubuque Police Dept. 563-589-4415
Emmet County Emmet County Sheriff’s Dept. 712-362-2639
Estherville Estherville Police Dept. 712-362-3515
Fayette County Fayette County Sheriff 563-422-6067
Floyd County Floyd County Sheriff’s Office 641-228-1821
Charles City Charles City Police Dept. 641-228-3366
Franklin County Franklin County Sheriff’s Office 641-456-2731
Hampton Hampton Police Dept. 641-456-2529
Fremont County Fremont County Sheriff 712-374-2424
Greene County Greene County Sheriff’s Office 515-386-2136
Jefferson Jefferson Police Dept. 515-386-2136
Grundy County Grundy County Sheriff’s Office 319-824-6933
Grundy Center Grundy Center Police Dept. 319-825-6118
Guthrie County Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office 641-747-2214
Hamilton County Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office 515-832-9500
Webster City Webster City Police Dept. 515-832-9166
Hancock County Hancock County Sheriff’s Office 641-923-2621
Hardin County Hardin County Sheriff 641-939-8189
Harrison County Harrison County Sheriff’s Office 712-644-2244
Dunlap Dunlap Police Dept. 712-643-5721
Logan Logan Police Dept. 712-644-2424
Missouri Valley Missouri Valley Police Dept. 642-2731
Woodbine Woodbine Police Dept. 712-647-2345
Henry County Henry County Sheriff’s Office 319-385-2712
Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Police Dept. Community Services Officer 319-385-1450
Howard County Howard County Sheriff 563-547-3535
Cresco Cresco Police Dept. 563-547-2424
Humboldt County Humboldt County Sheriff 515-332-2471
Humboldt Humboldt Police Dept. 515-332-2600
Ida County Ida County Sheriff’s Office 712-364-3146
Iowa County Iowa County Sheriff’s Office 319-642-7307
Jackson County Jackson County Sheriff’s Office 563-652-3312
Maquoketa Maquoketa Police Dept. 562-652-2468
Jasper County Jasper County Animal Rescue League Animal Control Officers 641-792-5407
Jefferson County Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office 641-472-4146
Fairfield Fairfield Police Dept. 641-472-4146
Johnson County Johnson County Sheriff’s Office 319-356-6020
Coralville Coralville Animal Control 319-248-1800
Iowa City Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center 319-356-5295
Jones County Jones County Sheriff’s Office 319-462-4371
Anamosa Anamosa Police Dept. 319-462-4434
Keokuk County Keokuk County Sheriff 641-622-2727
Kossuth County Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office 515-295-3514
Algona Algona Police Dept. 515-295-3515
Lee County Lee County Sheriff 319-372-1152
Fort Madison Fort Madison Police Dept. 319-372-2525
Keokuk Keokuk Animal Services 319-526-5421
Linn County Linn County Sheriff’s Office 319-892-6100
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control 319-286-5993
Marion Marion Police Dept. 319-377-1511
Louisa County Louisa County Sheriff 319-523-4371
Lucas County Lucas County Law Center 641-774-5083
Lyon County Lyon County Sheriff’s Dept. 712-472-8300
Madison County Madison County Sheriff 515-462-3575
Winterset Winterset Police Dept. 515-462-1423
Mahaska County Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter Animal Control Services 641-673-3991 x2000
Marion County Marion County Sheriff’s Office 641-828-2220
Knoxville Knoxville Police Dept. Animal Control 641-828-0554
Pella Pella Police Dept. 641-628-4921
Marshall County Marshall County Sheriff’s Office 641-754-6380
Marshalltown Marshalltown Police Dept. 641-754-5725
Mills County Mills County Sheriff 712-527-4871
Glenwood Glenwood Police Dept. 712-527-9920
Mitchell County Mitchell County Sheriff 641-732-4740
Monona County Monona County Sheriff’s Office 712-433-1414
Monroe County Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 641-932-7815
Montgomery County Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. 712-623-5107
Muscatine County Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office 563-263-6055
Muscatine Muscatine Police Dept. Animal Control Officer 563-263-9922
O’Brien County O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office 712-757-3415
Osceola County Osceola County Sheriff’s Office 712-754-2556
Page County Page County Sheriff’s Office 712-542-5193
Clarinda Clarinda Police Dept. 712-542-2194
Palo Alto County Palo Alto County Sheriff 712-852-3535
Emmetsburg Emmetsburg Police Dept. 712-852-2424
Plymouth County Siouxland Humane Society 712-252-2414 x7
Le Mars Le Mars Police Dept. 712-546-4113
Sioux City Sioux City Animal Control 712-279-6170
Pocahontas County Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office 712-335-3308
Polk County Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Altoona Altoona Police Dept. 515-967-5131
Ankeny Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Bondurant Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Clive WestCom 515-222-3321
Carlisle Carlisle Police Dept. 515-989-4121
Des Moines Animal Rescue League of Iowa 515-284-6905
Grimes Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Johnston Johnston Police Dept. 515-278-2345 or Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Pleasant Hill Polk County Sheriff’s Office 515-286-3333
Urbandale WestCom 515-222-3321
West Des Moines WestCom 515-222-3321
Windsor Heights Windsor Heights Police Dept. 515-286-3632
Pottawattamie County Pottawattamie County Animal Control 712-366-1143
Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Animal Control 712-328-4656
Poweshiek County Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office 641-623-5679
Ringgold County Ringgold County Sheriff 641-464-3921
Sac County Sac County Sheriff’s Office 712-712-662-7127
Sac City Sac City Police Dept. 712-662-7772
Scott County Humane Society of Scott County Animal Control 563-388-6655
Davenport Humane Society of Scott County Animal Control 563-388-6655
Bettendorf Humane Society of Scott County Animal Control 563-388-6655
Shelby County Shelby County Sheriff 712-755-5026
Harlan Harlan Animal Protection & Control 712-755-3705
Sioux County Sioux County Sheriff’s Office 712-737-2280
Story County Story County Animal Control 515-382-3338
Ames Ames Animal Shelter & Control Services 515-231-1080 or 515-239-5530 or Ames Police Dept. 515-239-5133
Tama County Tama County Sheriff’s Office 641-484-3760
Taylor County Taylor County Sheriff’s Office 712-523-2153
Union County Union County Sheriff’s Office 641-782-7717
Creston Creston Police Dept. to dispatch Animal Control 641-782-8402
Van Buren County Van Buren County Sheriff 319-293-3426
Wapello County Wapello County Sheriff 641-684-4350
Ottumwa Ottumwa Police Dept. Animal Control Officer 641-683-0661
Warren County Warren County Sheriff 515-961-1122
Carlisle Carlisle Police Dept. 515-989-4121
Indianola Kiya Koda Humane Society 515-961-7080
West Des Moines WestCom 515-222-3321
Washington County Washington County Sheriff’s Office 319-653-2107
Washington Washington Police Dept. 319-653-2107
Wayne County Wayne County Sheriff 641-872-1566
Webster County Webster County Sheriff 515-573-1410
Fort Dodge Ft. Dodge Police Dept. Animal Control 515-573-2323
Winnebago County Winnebago County Sheriff 641-585-2828
Winneshiek County Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office 563-382-4268
Decorah Decorah Police Dept. 563-382-3667
Woodbury County Siouxland Humane Society 712-252-2414 x7
Sioux City Sioux City Animal Control 712-279-6170
Worth County Worth County Sheriff’s Office 641-324-2481
Wright County Wright County Sheriff 515-532-3722
Please see the explanatory notes regarding reporting and response on our introductory page. If you are aware of any additions or corrections to this Directory, please e-mail the National Link Coalition and let us know.