Waunakee, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waunakee, WI Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Waunakee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 355.4 total crimes per 100K people in Waunakee.
  • The overall crime rate in Waunakee is -84.71% below the national average.
  • Waunakee ranks #64 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waunakee ranks #1,273 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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Waunakee Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waunakee is 355.4 per 100,000 people. That's -84.71% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.36% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waunakee
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 355.4 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 46.9 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 9 60.3 323.4 369.8
Burglary 7 46.9 218.5 269.8
Larceny 34 228.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 20.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 44 295.0 1,485.7 1,954.4

Waunakee Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waunakee

9
Violent Crimes
60.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Waunakee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waunakee is 60.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,657.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waunakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.34% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waunakee

44
Property Crimes
295.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Waunakee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waunakee is 295.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 339.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waunakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.14% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waunakee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 269,546 7,269 2,696.8 2,396.3 300.5
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Middleton, WI 23,346 240 1,028.0 946.6 81.4
Verona, WI 14,413 127 881.1 825.6 55.5
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7
Deforest, WI 10,869 134 1,232.9 1,159.3 73.6
McFarland, WI 9,555 91 952.4 847.7 104.7
Monona, WI 8,920 310 3,475.3 3,329.6 145.7
Mount Horeb, WI 7,687 17 221.2 156.1 65.0
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9

Waunakee SnackAbility

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