Waverly, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waverly, IA Summary

Crime in Waverly research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waverly over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waverly:

  • There were 181 total crimes committed in Waverly the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,732.9 total crimes per 100K people in Waverly.
  • The overall crime rate in Waverly is -25.44% below the national average.
  • Waverly ranks #90 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Waverly ranks #5,930 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Waverly Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waverly is 1,732.9 per 100,000 people. That's -25.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.43% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waverly
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 181 1,732.9 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 1 9.6 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 62 593.6 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 69 660.6 303.5 369.8
Burglary 13 124.5 371.1 269.8
Larceny 94 900.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 47.9 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 112 1,072.3 1,698.2 1,954.4

Waverly Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Waverly

69
Violent Crimes
660.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
78.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Waverly in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waverly is 660.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 151.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waverly each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 78.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 117.67% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waverly

112
Property Crimes
1,072.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Waverly in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waverly is 1,072.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waverly each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.86% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waverly

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waterloo, IA 66,504 2,043 3,072.0 2,493.1 578.9
Cedar Falls, IA 40,321 830 2,058.5 1,860.1 198.4
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
Independence, IA 6,236 80 1,282.9 1,138.6 144.3
Oelwein, IA 5,788 65 1,123.0 725.6 397.4
Iowa Falls, IA 5,023 120 2,389.0 1,592.7 796.3
Vinton, IA 4,996 30 600.5 560.4 40.0

Waverly SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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