Waterville, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Waterville, OH Summary

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

  • There were 43 total crimes committed in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 716.9 total crimes per 100K people in Waterville.
  • The overall crime rate in Waterville is -66.17% below the national average.
  • Waterville ranks #118 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Waterville ranks #3,233 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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Waterville Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waterville is 716.9 per 100,000 people. That's -66.17% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.14% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waterville
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 43 716.9 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 100.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 8 133.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 5 83.4 206.0 229.0
Larceny 30 500.2 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 35 583.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Waterville Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waterville

8
Violent Crimes
133.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waterville is 133.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 749.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.85% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.58% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waterville

35
Property Crimes
583.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waterville is 583.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -66.85% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.38% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waterville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Toledo, OH 263,668 9,949 3,773.3 2,732.2 1,041.1
Bowling Green, OH 30,287 311 1,026.8 957.5 69.3
Perrysburg, OH 25,302 120 474.3 446.6 27.7
Oregon, OH 19,639 864 4,399.4 4,205.9 193.5
Sylvania, OH 19,034 153 803.8 740.8 63.0
Maumee, OH 13,558 352 2,596.3 2,434.0 162.3
Northwood, OH 5,226 111 2,124.0 1,951.8 172.2
Whitehouse, OH 5,082 9 177.1 157.4 19.7

Waterville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
1
Education
9
Commute
6
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