Waverly, IA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waverly:

  • There were 109 total crimes committed in Waverly in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,027.2 total crimes per 100K people in Waverly.
  • The overall crime rate in Waverly is -51.53% below the national average.
  • Waverly ranks #84 safest out of 150 cities in Iowa.
  • Waverly ranks #4,511 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,027.2 per 100,000 people. That's -51.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -33.30% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waverly
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 109 1,027.2 1,540.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 122.5 187.2 256.0
Violent Crime 15 141.4 243.3 359.0
Burglary 6 56.5 199.1 229.0
Larceny 85 801.1 962.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 28.3 135.1 259.0
Property Crime 94 885.9 1,296.8 1,760.0

Waverly Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Waverly

15
Violent Crimes
141.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Waverly in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waverly is 141.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 707.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waverly each year. That compares to a 1 in 411.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.62% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.89% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 243.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waverly

94
Property Crimes
885.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Waverly in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waverly is 885.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.9 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 -49.67% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.69% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,296.8 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 66,385 1,939 2,920.8 2,444.8 476.0
Cedar Falls, IA 40,321 830 2,058.5 1,860.1 198.4
La Porte, IN 22,511 416 1,848.0 1,639.2 208.8
Independence, IA 6,221 51 819.8 659.1 160.7
Oelwein, IA 5,753 44 764.8 556.2 208.6
Iowa Falls, IA 4,974 88 1,769.2 1,568.2 201.0
Vinton, IA 4,960 21 423.4 362.9 60.5

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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