Waterloo, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waterloo, WI Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Waterloo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 604.3 total crimes per 100K people in Waterloo.
  • The overall crime rate in Waterloo is -74.00% below the national average.
  • Waterloo ranks #111 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waterloo ranks #2,239 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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Waterloo Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waterloo is 604.3 per 100,000 people. That's -74.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.59% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waterloo
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 604.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 172.7 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 9 259.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 1 28.8 218.5 269.8
Larceny 11 316.5 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 12 345.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Waterloo 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 Waterloo

9
Violent Crimes
259.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Waterloo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waterloo is 259.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 386.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waterloo each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.91% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waterloo

12
Property Crimes
345.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Waterloo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waterloo is 345.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 289.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waterloo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.76% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waterloo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Watertown, WI 22,885 365 1,594.9 1,350.2 244.7
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,432 150 1,206.6 900.9 305.7
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
Jefferson, WI 7,709 147 1,906.9 1,686.3 220.5
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9
Lake Mills, WI 6,662 62 930.7 705.5 225.2
Columbus, WI 5,478 35 638.9 638.9 0.0

Waterloo SnackAbility

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