Waseca, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waseca, MN Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Waseca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,102.3 total crimes per 100K people in Waseca.
  • The overall crime rate in Waseca is -52.57% below the national average.
  • Waseca ranks #162 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Waseca ranks #4,074 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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Waseca Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waseca is 1,102.3 per 100,000 people. That's -52.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.11% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waseca
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 1,102.3 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 129.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 13 140.5 277.5 369.8
Burglary 18 194.5 307.0 269.8
Larceny 63 680.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 86.5 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 89 961.9 2,124.9 1,954.4

Waseca Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waseca

13
Violent Crimes
140.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Waseca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waseca is 140.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 711.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waseca each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.37% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waseca

89
Property Crimes
961.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 89 property crimes in Waseca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waseca is 961.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waseca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.73% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waseca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Burnsville, MN 63,361 1,744 2,752.5 2,473.1 279.4
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Shakopee, MN 45,122 783 1,735.3 1,600.1 135.2
Savage, MN 33,372 307 919.9 845.0 74.9
Prior Lake, MN 28,559 525 1,838.3 1,680.7 157.6
Owatonna, MN 26,394 334 1,265.4 1,038.1 227.3
Farmington, MN 23,551 158 670.9 581.7 89.2
North Mankato, MN 14,403 152 1,055.3 930.4 125.0
St. Peter, MN 11,647 115 987.4 832.8 154.5

Waseca SnackAbility

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