Waunakee, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Waunakee, WI Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Waunakee in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 315.2 total crimes per 100K people in Waunakee.
  • The overall crime rate in Waunakee is -85.13% below the national average.
  • Waunakee ranks #44 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waunakee ranks #1,310 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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Waunakee Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waunakee is 315.2 per 100,000 people. That's -85.13% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -78.00% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waunakee
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 315.2 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 91.9 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 16 105.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 1 6.6 117.2 229.0
Larceny 31 203.6 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 32 210.2 1,154.1 1,760.0

Waunakee Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waunakee

16
Violent Crimes
105.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Waunakee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waunakee is 105.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 951.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waunakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.27% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waunakee

32
Property Crimes
210.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Waunakee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waunakee is 210.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 475.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waunakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.06% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.79% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waunakee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 282,045 5,982 2,120.9 1,865.0 256.0
Sun Prairie, WI 38,519 614 1,594.0 1,409.7 184.3
Middleton, WI 23,353 233 997.7 890.7 107.1
Verona, WI 16,443 117 711.5 662.9 48.7
Oregon, WI 11,833 38 321.1 278.9 42.3
Deforest, WI 11,195 100 893.3 812.9 80.4
McFarland, WI 9,602 85 885.2 822.7 62.5
Cottage Grove, WI 9,518 54 567.3 451.8 115.6
Monona, WI 8,511 270 3,172.4 3,137.1 35.2
Mount Horeb, WI 7,755 22 283.7 167.6 116.1

Waunakee SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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