Wauseon, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wauseon, OH Summary

Crime in Wauseon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wauseon 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 Wauseon:

  • There were 116 total crimes committed in Wauseon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,548.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wauseon.
  • The overall crime rate in Wauseon is -33.38% below the national average.
  • Wauseon ranks #267 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Wauseon ranks #5,453 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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Wauseon Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wauseon is 1,548.3 per 100,000 people. That's -33.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.29% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wauseon
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 116 1,548.3 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 106.8 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 213.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 5 66.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 90 1,201.3 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 66.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 100 1,334.8 1,850.3 1,954.4

Wauseon Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Wauseon

16
Violent Crimes
213.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Wauseon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wauseon is 213.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 468.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wauseon each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.83% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wauseon

100
Property Crimes
1,334.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 100 property crimes in Wauseon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wauseon is 1,334.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wauseon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.86% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wauseon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Findlay, OH 39,881 777 1,948.3 1,772.8 175.5
Bowling Green, OH 30,730 428 1,392.8 1,340.7 52.1
Perrysburg, OH 25,165 159 631.8 615.9 15.9
Oregon, OH 19,800 891 4,500.0 4,333.3 166.7
Sylvania, OH 19,055 159 834.4 792.4 42.0
Maumee, OH 13,725 408 2,972.7 2,776.0 196.7
Napoleon, OH 8,744 149 1,704.0 1,463.9 240.2
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3
Waterville, OH 6,022 39 647.6 514.8 132.8
Archbold, OH 4,484 60 1,338.1 1,159.7 178.4

Wauseon SnackAbility

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