Wapakoneta, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wapakoneta, OH Summary

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

  • There were 180 total crimes committed in Wapakoneta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,847.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wapakoneta.
  • The overall crime rate in Wapakoneta is -20.50% below the national average.
  • Wapakoneta ranks #301 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Wapakoneta ranks #6,190 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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Wapakoneta Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wapakoneta is 1,847.7 per 100,000 people. That's -20.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.42% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wapakoneta
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 180 1,847.7 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 82.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 10 102.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 9 92.4 318.8 269.8
Larceny 157 1,611.6 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 41.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 170 1,745.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta

10
Violent Crimes
102.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Wapakoneta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wapakoneta is 102.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 974.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wapakoneta each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.75% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wapakoneta

170
Property Crimes
1,745.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 170 property crimes in Wapakoneta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wapakoneta is 1,745.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wapakoneta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.69% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wapakoneta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huber Heights, OH 43,233 875 2,023.9 1,864.3 159.6
Findlay, OH 39,881 777 1,948.3 1,772.8 175.5
Marysville, OH 27,026 348 1,287.6 1,224.7 62.9
Vandalia, OH 14,960 269 1,798.1 1,671.1 127.0
Clayton, OH 13,228 140 1,058.4 929.8 128.5
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Ada, OH 5,238 10 190.9 190.9 0.0
Botkins, OH 1,159 13 1,121.7 862.8 258.8

Wapakoneta SnackAbility

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